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Travis Frain was texting his mates a photo he had just taken of Big Ben on a university trip to London when his day turned from normal to anything but.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

In the late 19th century another Steller, called Big Ben Butler, became a local celebrity.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

Two weeks before the show, young seamstresses were crocheting floral motifs in mohair and Japanese metallic thread at a south London studio overlooking the Thames river and Big Ben.

From Barron's Feb. 18, 2026

The five-year, £80m restoration of the Big Ben tower in London has been nominated for the UK's leading architecture award, alongside a new fashion college campus, a science laboratory and an "inventive" home extension.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2025

The three of us listen to Big Ben ticking toward five o'clock.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins




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