Following the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001 , the company made a tribute bell , the Bell of Hope , as a gift from the people of London to the city of New York . It is rung at 08:46 each year on the anniversary of the tragedy , the time the first plane hit the first tower . It was designed by architect Paul Byard and was rung for the first time on American soil by the Bishop of New York , the Rt . Rev. Mark S. Sisk . The bell resided at Trinity Church ( Manhattan ) , before being moved to St. Paul 's Chapel . In 2005 it was rung again four times for the people killed in the 7 July 2005 London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
Whitechapel Bell Foundry