Where Can Bow Bells Be Heard?

The 2012 study showed that in the modern era, noise pollution means that the bells can only be heard as far as Shoreditch. According to legend, Dick Whittington heard the bells 4.5 miles away at the Highgate Archway, in what is now north London.

Which hospitals are within the sound of Bow Bells?

Many Londoners actually drop their ″h's,″ but traditionally a true Cockney must be born within sound of the famous Bow Bells of St. Mary-le-Bow Church on Cheapside in London's East End. The only place that qualifies these days is St. Bartholemew's Hospital, about 600 yards from Mary-le-Bow.

Where are the famous Bow Bells?

These are the bells of St Mary-le-Bow in the City of London which have good claim to be the most famous set of bells in the world, known as the Bow Bells.