L is for London » B http://www.lisforlondon.com An A to Z of London Thu, 09 Jul 2015 13:56:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 Would you Adam and Eve it? http://www.lisforlondon.com/?p=173 http://www.lisforlondon.com/?p=173#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:22:31 +0000 http://www.hogsbackbooks.com/lisforlondon/?p=173 Bow arches in the crypt gave their name to St Mary-Le-Bow. Cockneys are born within the sound of Bow Bells.

]]> http://www.lisforlondon.com/?feed=rss2&p=173 0 Yeoman Warders http://www.lisforlondon.com/?p=114 http://www.lisforlondon.com/?p=114#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:32:39 +0000 http://www.hogsbackbooks.com/lisforlondon/?p=114 Continue reading →]]> L is for London - Yeoman WardersYeoman Warders, or Beefeaters, guard the Tower of London and look after the ravens. The monarchy and Tower will crumble if the ravens ever leave.

Yeomen Warders are best known for their scarlet and gold uniforms which date from 1552 and are worn on state occasions. One of their main ceremonial functions is the daily Ceremony of the Keys, where the gates of the Tower of London are secured each night shortly before 10pm by the Chief Yeoman Warder, escorted by an armed guard of four men.

]]> http://www.lisforlondon.com/?feed=rss2&p=114 0 Hickory dickory dock … http://www.lisforlondon.com/?p=60 http://www.lisforlondon.com/?p=60#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:22:55 +0000 http://www.hogsbackbooks.com/lisforlondon/?p=60 …. a flock of starlings stopped the clock. They landed on the minute hand of Big Ben in 1945 and moved it back by five minutes.

]]> http://www.lisforlondon.com/?feed=rss2&p=60 0 The bells http://www.lisforlondon.com/?p=56 http://www.lisforlondon.com/?p=56#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:19:57 +0000 http://www.hogsbackbooks.com/lisforlondon/?p=56 Continue reading →]]> Big Ben is the biggest four-faced, chiming clock in the world. The real name of the tower, housing the clock, is ‘Clock Tower’. Big Ben is the nickname of the main bell, formally known as the Great Bell, housed within the tower.

L is for London - Big Ben

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