Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
On 14/2/2018 00:11, Tim wrote:
"Mr. Man-wai Chang" wrote in news5uu4t$nfd$1
@toylet.eternal-september.org:

On 13/2/2018 22:49, Rene Lamontagne wrote:

Big Ben is the name of the Bell, not the clock (believe)


Isn't Big Ben referring to the *WHOLE* clock tower? How could you have
time with just the clock face but without the gears inside the tower?

The bell that rings the time is actually what ic called Big Ben. Over
time
the term has come to meanÂ* the bell, the clock, and the tower in the
popular vernacular.

Do you have the origin of this saying, as for example, heard from old
people?


The largest bell is most probably named after Benjamin Hall who oversaw
its installation.