Big Ben
Big Ben was the popular name of a clock tower located in London. Big Ben was originally the name of the tower's bell, but was popularly used in reference to the tower.
History
In 1924, Shade Vassily planned to use Big Ben to power his ship. (PROSE: The Clockwise Man)
In 1941, during World War II, Jack Harkness tethered his ship to Big Ben. (TV: The Empty Child)
In 1976, Big Ben's clock face was bombed by Black Star. (PROSE: Love and War, No Future)
In 2006, Big Ben was destroyed by a Slitheen craft, which sheared it in half. (TV: Aliens of London) This was seen by Elton Pope among many witnesses. (TV: Love & Monsters) Reconstruction proceeded shortly afterwards. (TV: The Christmas Invasion)
The Eleventh Doctor barely avoided crashing his TARDIS into Big Ben as he attempted to stabilize it following his regeneration. (TV: The Eleventh Hour)
- The exact timeframe of this is uncertain, as the TARDIS had dematerialised from 2005 prior to the near-crash and eventually landed in 1996 Leadworth.
In 2009, in an alternate timeline created by Sarah Jane's actions in 1951 in which the world was destroyed, Luke, Sarah and the Trickster stood near the remains of Big Ben. (TV: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith)
In 2167, the chimes of Big Ben rang for the first time in years to celebrate the end of the 22nd century Dalek invasion after the First Doctor defeated the Daleks. Despite the initial bombardment prior to the invasion, Big Ben was unscathed. It still stood thirty years later. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth, PROSE: Legacy of the Daleks)
By the 28th century, Big Ben had been destroyed. (TV: The Sensorites)
In 4039, Big Ben was again destroyed in the Graxnix invasion of Earth. (DWM: Hotel Historia)
In Pete's World Big Ben had a square face. However in another appearance it was circular. [source needed]
