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====Great Tom==== The clock bells include '''Great Tom''', which was moved from [[St Stephen's Chapel]] at the [[Palace of Westminster]] and has been recast several times, the last time by [[Richard Phelps (bellfounder)|Richard Phelps]]. It chimes the hour and is traditionally tolled on occasions of a death in the royal family, the Bishop of London, or the [[Lord Mayor of London]], although an exception was made at the death of the US president [[James Garfield]].{{sfn|Dunton|1896|pp=25β26}} It was last tolled for the death of [[Queen Elizabeth II]] in 2022, ringing once every minute along with other bells across the country in honour of the 96 years of her life.<ref name="E!">[https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1345552/hear-bells-around-the-world-ring-for-queen-elizabeth-ii-after-her-death E! News, ''Hear Bells Around the World Ring for Queen Elizabeth II After Her Death'', Kisha Forde, September 9, 2022] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172834/https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1345552/hear-bells-around-the-world-ring-for-queen-elizabeth-ii-after-her-death |date=20 September 2022 }}, Retrieved 19 September 2022.</ref>
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