Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary-Le-Bow on Cheapside in the City of London. This weekend marks the 100th anniversary of the first broadcast of the sound of the Bow Bells by the BBC. A recording of ...
The acoustic reach of the famous Bow Bells -- supposed to define the area of London where cockneys are born -- has shrunk dramatically in the last 150 years thanks to the rise of ambient noise. To be ...