The New International Encyclopædia/Great Tom
GREAT TOM. A 17,000-pound bell which hangs in the tower of the Tom Gate of Christ Church, Oxford, and is tolled at closing time, ten minutes after nine, every night.
Edition of 1905. See also Tom Tower on Wikipedia; and the disclaimer.
GREAT TOM. A 17,000-pound bell which hangs in the tower of the Tom Gate of Christ Church, Oxford, and is tolled at closing time, ten minutes after nine, every night.