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Big Ben to be Renamed in Honor of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee

Dixie_Amazon

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Tower housing Big Ben WILL be renamed the Elizabeth Tower to honour the Queen's Diamond Jubilee
As mentioned in the article I don't think it will be called Elizabeth Tower by most people.

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1961MJS

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I think that the Queen (especially this one) is great. If I was the POTUS, I'd probably bow, heck she served in WW2 just like my Dad did. I think that they should be naming something new for her, that way it will stick. Big Ben will always be Big Ben, and I'm sure she knows it.

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William Stratford

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Wasn't the tower named Westminster Tower, or something like that, heretofore?

Yes, its the Westminster Clock Tower, but everyone calls it "Big Ben" despite that only being the Bell's name. It's a nice gesture but, to be honest, its a bit of a silly idea to rename it as it is known across the world as "Big Ben" and that isnt likely to change. :confused:
 

Shangas

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'Round my neck of the woods, we have a railway station called "Southern Cross".

Unless you're a tourist, most people still call it by the old name: "Spencer Street Station".
 

C-dot

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It could be a lot lot worse. In Boston, they're planning to sell corporate naming rights for subway stations. Budweiser Kenmore Station anyone?

They've already tried that in Toronto: Rogers, Loblaws, and Apple Inc. stations? No.

This renaming business doesn't stick! Even one of our modern builds, the SkyDome, was renamed "The Rogers Centre" after one of our telecommunications monopolies bought it. I don't care, I'm still seeing baseball games at the SkyDome, I ain't calling it by a brand name!
 

1961MJS

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I don't always agree, I do miss attending the Poulon Weed-eater Independence Bowl. That's just funny right there.

Later
 

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