ENGLAND'S BIG BEN WILL KNOW THE SOUND OF SILENCE (1708 hits)
"For three years at least..."
YOUR WORLD NEWS DAY 26 APRIL 2016 London, England
The bell tolls of Big Ben will be turned off and silenced as the tall tower clock has aged to old and requires a clock face lift. The clock will begin a makeover beginning in January 2017. It's a project that will take considerable re-haul of Ben's functions since it's been losing a few minutes and also additions of bathrooms that's in need of updating to"modern times".
The precision of the clock will have some modern updates added as well; including a digital led program that will improve timing to precision. The large bell will take on healing to cracks and wear and, perhaps a long needed a great polished massage job. The clock has operated a long life of 150 years, and the project may take less time to repair, but in the three months time designated the face may have Big Ben singing a new tone to a longer future for generations and another century and a half. The projection cost may run into the billions.
