British clockmaker Ian Westworth is bracing for a wave of concern this weekend from Londoners convinced the country's most famous clock Big Ben has broken down. Towering over the UK capital and its ...

LONDON (AP) — A facelift that restored London’s 166-year-old Big Ben clocktower to a sparkling shine was nominated Thursday for Britain’s leading architecture award. The RIBA Stirling Prize committee ...

Big Ben has been London’s most reliable timekeeper since 1859, its famous chimes marking every hour for millions of people across the city. The Great Bell and its iconic clock tower have become ...

It is one of the most famous landmarks in England. The name Big Ben originally referred to just the bell but now it encompasses the clock, the tower and the bell. Big Ben chimes on the hour and has ...

"We come up here and stop the Great Clock -- we really stop it," said Westworth, 63, who has worked in the Palace of Westminster's clock department for over 20 years. Officially called The Great Clock ...