Big Ben Chimes For The Final Time Before It's Silenced For Four Year Maintenance Project

A Labour MP wiped a tear from his eye today as Big Ben chimed for the final time for almost four years, ahead of major refurbishments to one of Britain’s most iconic landmarks. 
MPs bowed their head in tribute to the 157-year-old bell as it sounded out across London at midday.  
Labour MP Stephen Pound, who was part of a gathering of “like-minded traditionalists” from the Commons who stood with heads bowed “but hope in our hearts”, wiped a tear from