tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356373677604323473.post3265924772768670060..comments2023-06-15T05:50:59.766-04:00Comments on Dawn's Doorway...: Big Ben Loses His Name....England Disappointed Me TodayDawn Dixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03476466437552136087noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356373677604323473.post-9602867568209927052012-06-29T11:01:17.262-04:002012-06-29T11:01:17.262-04:00Good article, Dawn! I love many things British too...Good article, Dawn! I love many things British too; It's a sad day when they think one of their icons needs a new name. Big Ben will probably always be thought of as Big Ben, no matter what name they put on the tower.Rita Kuehnhttp://www.writania.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356373677604323473.post-90426267354871501892012-06-28T12:10:15.815-04:002012-06-28T12:10:15.815-04:00Wow. A group from my church have just come back f...Wow. A group from my church have just come back from visiting England, and I'm surprised they didn't say anything about this (though maybe they didn't know either). If the tower were built in Queen Elizabeth's honor (or if it was /only/ famous among history buffs), I wouldn't mind it being called the Queen Elizabeth Tower, but Big Ben is its own thing that has a history that is much longer than Queen Elizabeth...<br />I think there will be a long time yet that the tower is still called Big Ben. I don't know if it will be forever called Big Ben even though that isn't its official name (I'm sure if Big Ben were in the US it wouldn't forever hold its original name, but maybe in England there is hope.).Michelle Tutennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356373677604323473.post-8865342708057486232012-06-28T11:52:39.232-04:002012-06-28T11:52:39.232-04:00Dawn, I agree with your hubby; I think people will...Dawn, I agree with your hubby; I think people will always call it Big Ben most of the time! I'm an Anglophile myself which is why my books are set there. The first one is in Oxford and the second in the Lake District. I think maybe I lived there in another life ...Marnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356717353308912189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356373677604323473.post-16231546426454152022012-06-28T11:24:03.436-04:002012-06-28T11:24:03.436-04:00Great article Dawn! I was shocked when I heard th...Great article Dawn! I was shocked when I heard this on the news the other day. I think it's awful to rename Big Ben. I expected more of an uproar from the citizens over there, but I haven't heard of any protests. Some just can't leave well-enough alone~Gina Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08985479496712485439noreply@blogger.com