Great Tom

Great Tom is the hour bell in Tom Tower, at Christ Church, Oxford.

Great Tom can also mean:

  • Great Tom of Lincoln, the hour bell at Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln.
  • Great Tom of Westminster, the hour bell in a now demolished clock tower at the Palace of Westminster, London, eventually replaced by Big Ben.
  • Great Tom, the hour bell in the South West Tower of St Pauls Cathedral, London.

Famous quotes containing the word tom:

    “Come dame or maid, be not afraid,
    Poor Tom will injure nothing.”
    —Unknown. Tom o’ Bedlam’s Song (l. 11–12)