2006-12-30 05:33:44 · 19 answers · asked by rumandcoke 1 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ London
The bell was named after Sir Benjamin Hall, Chief Lord of Woods and Forests, in aprox May 1858, because he made a grand speech about the bell.
2006-12-30 05:40:34 · answer #1 · answered by swamp elf 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
OK... let's get this straight!!!
The name of the Clock Tower at Westminster in London is called 'St Stephens Tower'. The main bell contained within it is called Big Ben.
2006-12-30 07:38:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Big Ben is the name of the bell. People think its the name of the clock.
2006-12-30 05:37:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
There are a few theories on how it got the name. Check out this website to see some of them. http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/collection/big-ben/features/how-did-big-ben-get-its-name
2006-12-30 08:55:49 · answer #4 · answered by jonahbeast 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give the points to David at the end of the answers: He is correct.
However, my pennies worth: the Bell was cast in a foundry which still exists down Whitechapel and it is a fascinating place to visit. Still working and very old fashioned. They still cast the bells the old fashioned way - in a mixture of very fine sand, which is reused over and over and the addition of horse manure binds it together. The works is not far from Gardiners Corner, Aldgate East Station.
2006-12-30 09:21:58 · answer #5 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is called it because the bell is called big ben.
2006-12-30 05:38:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
"Big Ben is the colloquial name of the Clock Tower, Palace of Westminster, in London, England. It actually refers to the main bell, which is also known as the Great Bell of Westminster, the largest bell in the tower and part of the The Great Westminster Clock."
Many Americans think it's just a clock tower. It is actually one of the two towers of the UK's parliament, the Palace of Westminster.
See pic.
2006-12-30 05:39:18 · answer #7 · answered by rage997 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Big ben is the name of one of the bells,mainly because it is BIG
2006-12-30 05:46:48 · answer #8 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Big Ben is the name of the bell in the clock and not the clock or the tower itself. It is old tradition to give church bells etc. names. The tower is called St.George's Clock tower, or Westminster Clocktower
2006-12-30 05:36:31 · answer #9 · answered by Cream tea 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I think its pretty obvious to why it called big, don't know why its called Ben though.
2006-12-31 11:16:38 · answer #10 · answered by taxi 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋