tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14784865229720428082024-03-14T04:37:23.535+00:00Clock ThisA random look at public clocks in Britain, covering those on shops, public buildings, railway stations etc.Clock Masterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02271336079880332966noreply@blogger.comBlogger205125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478486522972042808.post-38253886127733214812023-09-15T15:03:00.000+01:002023-09-15T15:03:10.543+01:00Banbury<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPn-PIuszwVYuWW-RnR16wo6C96okt5eckeI2oAClH0x3-nE9k8knEXMZ6jAGb5u7Q-fHlildlTauWHFtSfBeu7yGd8HqqytlfbW027W0s3QnIrBN7v7MkLSepOcx13JNWKNgluvFdo1Id_iCcyf4CaesRzs6HIrW7RcqRO5XLFOumAQRZHrCL0LtfWk/s4000/20230625_091838.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPn-PIuszwVYuWW-RnR16wo6C96okt5eckeI2oAClH0x3-nE9k8knEXMZ6jAGb5u7Q-fHlildlTauWHFtSfBeu7yGd8HqqytlfbW027W0s3QnIrBN7v7MkLSepOcx13JNWKNgluvFdo1Id_iCcyf4CaesRzs6HIrW7RcqRO5XLFOumAQRZHrCL0LtfWk/s320/20230625_091838.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">No clock to start with, but we can't investigate Banbury without showing the Banbury Cross of nursery rhyme fame:<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross<br />To see a fine lady upon a white horse<br />With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes<br />She shall have music wherever she goes.</i><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There were not many horses, cock, white or otherwise, on my visit, but we do start our clock tour on a road called Horsefair.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> This is the church of St Mary The Virgin, consecrated in September 1797.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1dxGeyV70k52EQc2qaJb3Z2OAcwZHTb3KR34eESMTihJ60-hmkMDPyNI0S-niFd4JsUjLrfTRTUkDdifcdp5DsHzcvWUm1UbFkABhllU8k8cd__j2uHfyVWCPhgtwaFSfMN13WteH8M6YgZupaitJe9f18SL_US5I2GcXcdEJz71b6152G-dVQz4x0g/s4000/St%20Mary%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1dxGeyV70k52EQc2qaJb3Z2OAcwZHTb3KR34eESMTihJ60-hmkMDPyNI0S-niFd4JsUjLrfTRTUkDdifcdp5DsHzcvWUm1UbFkABhllU8k8cd__j2uHfyVWCPhgtwaFSfMN13WteH8M6YgZupaitJe9f18SL_US5I2GcXcdEJz71b6152G-dVQz4x0g/s320/St%20Mary%20(7).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4oPJu764cKv-VGs4upCWhaOkmhfz9xrigdI2lwSFjMzW2P4XPxzxbo-wSsZ2i3HGCCIPVX0jHFSlLPM7zE4JN8RSJj7DHVORn1PKUlnQcC1i6qRuUUzsNpn6AfYXu8rfIbVLAUI0y_98SirN15lv6N2LbDAFeUOM6f4SB93jUZ6LK1NksRF-dnddAB8/s4000/St%20Mary%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4oPJu764cKv-VGs4upCWhaOkmhfz9xrigdI2lwSFjMzW2P4XPxzxbo-wSsZ2i3HGCCIPVX0jHFSlLPM7zE4JN8RSJj7DHVORn1PKUlnQcC1i6qRuUUzsNpn6AfYXu8rfIbVLAUI0y_98SirN15lv6N2LbDAFeUOM6f4SB93jUZ6LK1NksRF-dnddAB8/s320/St%20Mary%20(6).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPv4AEpZqpZMfg2nIhx6YKbS1i4RFG9YGqEQ5zjNHFMGVRmZW8AfrMNMLbuSTFKUBR9Ng1nSUa4Gw6EFaiLcBaP4_Y3NaumIMoGfIw6reylcp0WbFFKLIZ0whEB2Nbkfn0xxjnnqGZnrscpq4NKY19FkzNj-n5LETHk7gyuKLGnX5ofZKLXdRswALAdlQ/s4000/St%20Mary%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPv4AEpZqpZMfg2nIhx6YKbS1i4RFG9YGqEQ5zjNHFMGVRmZW8AfrMNMLbuSTFKUBR9Ng1nSUa4Gw6EFaiLcBaP4_Y3NaumIMoGfIw6reylcp0WbFFKLIZ0whEB2Nbkfn0xxjnnqGZnrscpq4NKY19FkzNj-n5LETHk7gyuKLGnX5ofZKLXdRswALAdlQ/s320/St%20Mary%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The church is Banbury's only Grade I listed building. The cylindrical tower was completed in 1822.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPUsNIhJpXWjBn8ULxugNxcoCQ3jQLhca_iEyEpQd1IZ3U0qkIWrNCvcoDfz309La55V4ghmMSfL4-B07lpgiY-YipLbzfxVrtrw9ixgDwflogGC8hHfdzS2-bcx7LyhMmYs2y6a4PU0uXeZuusE_DP7Sphx5BpezYWHcp48-v8wsu5bDAPQBjEP6Uvo/s4000/St%20Mary%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPUsNIhJpXWjBn8ULxugNxcoCQ3jQLhca_iEyEpQd1IZ3U0qkIWrNCvcoDfz309La55V4ghmMSfL4-B07lpgiY-YipLbzfxVrtrw9ixgDwflogGC8hHfdzS2-bcx7LyhMmYs2y6a4PU0uXeZuusE_DP7Sphx5BpezYWHcp48-v8wsu5bDAPQBjEP6Uvo/s320/St%20Mary%20(2).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIsXdHM1cmowhOpyHKweWRC0-cjnmrF6iOSCPS7-maSFS2cuy4MBzrX6bDvu19HffsEaBV4J8KVsTVzAcBvAEECX1G-tLxWMKA-T0QG-nH13kzTlscapzSZvQkNH-IXxxkko7dWvGu4G6LBZqweeReLcHMjKVWn31Ewy9ccpC4HzNUzhAwfSugh0d-P8/s4000/St%20Mary%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">St John's dates from 1838, and is described in Pevsner's as "aisleless, with a mean west tower with top-heavy pinnacles".</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSTwV8NWhJbHcItWa2aBEl1z-uc18ASCv3iY9ZHpDCbNAra4Dvm8d730CIDxJJDLdrfydrtvYbSGqCkxSvfz_N1bMP1bzfAiQ_ATjH1f9RXf4RL2Z6H1VEvh-AL7wdjzKHWcS0R-vbitLxNFBK1RHou7svDz6R6kBqtp5pkZloD5pMZumwqq4JQtGS5s/s4000/St%20John%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSTwV8NWhJbHcItWa2aBEl1z-uc18ASCv3iY9ZHpDCbNAra4Dvm8d730CIDxJJDLdrfydrtvYbSGqCkxSvfz_N1bMP1bzfAiQ_ATjH1f9RXf4RL2Z6H1VEvh-AL7wdjzKHWcS0R-vbitLxNFBK1RHou7svDz6R6kBqtp5pkZloD5pMZumwqq4JQtGS5s/s320/St%20John%20(5).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzx5sRaPgocMADtjlpDsYFnQ-pEXcgwMQMpSxZrg_4328hRZwXscHGglKhzDXfIMOBkLDaCUKUsVYzI6kX7wwpgVYoDYcT9V-DMXtsfNBmj5J2eJdjiqbTi2NeC0eLTjbHOpw19gcNn-LPJLgSEC6UcGrT3HLJ_9LwfY7mXOKcd0wk8NTs1Wx_BH-XypI/s4000/St%20John%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Both would seem to be old works of some description.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The first building has the inscription "Established 1866" above the clock.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIueJTXQVCJaSidXZjHNVGNS4go5wyOlT-WAnpF9edWpBzDZUtr68ccFyvH8AueUHoqVnNjrI2-0C0SNYy9zb7xAVCQsav0ihMfXABF3W5D4rEPxpSRhz_joXI_vqQ4NntyH3Ngjz8Y_y5JP3BosaTt6qoIgnvAXr3YTP4m_1hW7bUJ8vbB9tFuD7g4uY/s4000/Works%201%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIueJTXQVCJaSidXZjHNVGNS4go5wyOlT-WAnpF9edWpBzDZUtr68ccFyvH8AueUHoqVnNjrI2-0C0SNYy9zb7xAVCQsav0ihMfXABF3W5D4rEPxpSRhz_joXI_vqQ4NntyH3Ngjz8Y_y5JP3BosaTt6qoIgnvAXr3YTP4m_1hW7bUJ8vbB9tFuD7g4uY/s320/Works%201%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh71Ww1KFaltjWnpw_oNgpq1jUU4ijEFUWURPuFa8YQ4ojtc7Ckd2t0VcTO44_omTYxkRxkBnsaDZaKk8iu__LHMEyteSZmdYFeaUKbkUMFDDUFfKQm83A2d66fi4Jd0pMF7xyfaLoojTArAiQCVw84XNH88P2h75zojup66tstpNGl4mkDYh5ZYqkpcU/s4000/Works%201%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It is a surprisingly interesting town, and certainly way above some of the run down British seaside resorts.</p><p>As usual, my arrival my train by a somewhat uncommonly reliable TPE service means that the first port of call is the railway station.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8CAcTm75ihgd5NfM4Qf9j-Q5OiVsDFaGyU-xLgGOWKPlkcsfGTezU-19C-8E0Dk6BY58sSlKH7HQn5eYXCfNSnSCzuPnA7EQn10zjOwixoufyMc1WuwoddSBQaIiXHRrxdrn3C_49veIa2P-ozSfUj2biXdVDZ25_AVIGYP7pWRje9dRwH2XiapF/s4608/P1330956.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8CAcTm75ihgd5NfM4Qf9j-Q5OiVsDFaGyU-xLgGOWKPlkcsfGTezU-19C-8E0Dk6BY58sSlKH7HQn5eYXCfNSnSCzuPnA7EQn10zjOwixoufyMc1WuwoddSBQaIiXHRrxdrn3C_49veIa2P-ozSfUj2biXdVDZ25_AVIGYP7pWRje9dRwH2XiapF/s320/P1330956.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The station was opened on 7th July 1845, and it is claimed that it has the longest station seat in the world, measuring 139 metres. I only noticed this construction, which is fitted along the back wall of a platform, as I was leaving, so didn't get the chance to get a photo.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwF5iuyF6vljCl67uyJ0DYryu_KmYN4fA3RgmE1teeCgkvawmlvoAJfWFNM7e_D0Z2ItwSOLFpeEDKjvsFa7pkKGFTvBMHgsuGjjMClE_la4ItI9-OIVSqcLtnc8z_Pncp0Cz6PIQnGhLXBhxPaRqdVhOIJuUdSjV7GfnmSE8RPTly6VjK8b8ykyIx/s4608/P1330957.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwF5iuyF6vljCl67uyJ0DYryu_KmYN4fA3RgmE1teeCgkvawmlvoAJfWFNM7e_D0Z2ItwSOLFpeEDKjvsFa7pkKGFTvBMHgsuGjjMClE_la4ItI9-OIVSqcLtnc8z_Pncp0Cz6PIQnGhLXBhxPaRqdVhOIJuUdSjV7GfnmSE8RPTly6VjK8b8ykyIx/s320/P1330957.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The clock itself is by Potts of Leeds, and was added in 1884.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpWKDfYrWpOQo4py30UVPomWEA-anWmgdl6IPhHDjmQCbjqtKxaGjhMWn-yhiOjCBBaZgCDdzj19WdysQ3zUlSWpvUkaGhn3rqmLaTK6T3wpy4enht0jbyCElysBpy38UqG4IpWcYMjCpj2w8SvtIs3HSV5rKtjrjNGW0K3rLvDbSWgtwlas9Lx6k/s4608/P1330958.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpWKDfYrWpOQo4py30UVPomWEA-anWmgdl6IPhHDjmQCbjqtKxaGjhMWn-yhiOjCBBaZgCDdzj19WdysQ3zUlSWpvUkaGhn3rqmLaTK6T3wpy4enht0jbyCElysBpy38UqG4IpWcYMjCpj2w8SvtIs3HSV5rKtjrjNGW0K3rLvDbSWgtwlas9Lx6k/s320/P1330958.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Besides the clock tower, there is another public time piece on the platform (there may be others but the station interior was covered by a considerable amount of scaffolding at the time of my visit).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfNRqWFY6t8oxMm64I8gJTtqyWdL3n4_9kODv0HcNtZJS45iCVBkeq_DrGURGHqqWUnrMbuaIuFiJB4G60T0TRGFrd-FeDmoYGTzUZHL9ztp1PZhdMEc0gV5uPj_LPnMp2ZYBQTkZgsOaCq-lg1BRG-KnYjGC1Y8hH9BdU-7flmT1aVyHYu0af27a/s4000/Station%20interior%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfNRqWFY6t8oxMm64I8gJTtqyWdL3n4_9kODv0HcNtZJS45iCVBkeq_DrGURGHqqWUnrMbuaIuFiJB4G60T0TRGFrd-FeDmoYGTzUZHL9ztp1PZhdMEc0gV5uPj_LPnMp2ZYBQTkZgsOaCq-lg1BRG-KnYjGC1Y8hH9BdU-7flmT1aVyHYu0af27a/s320/Station%20interior%201.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FEdKyXpX-HKZjvPR18oHf7BsToONh84XGKiHpuFSZNjfG6zUo-rKaEu1h_jJIL3vQxO7G2caStQtYH9IzGdBtjDpbX_j7AClYynSG9k-mjaKPCbRmRvxP_p8p4qapBPmLQWdxecQNJfDMSc0L17WQovPJCtU6egOxuclSDOCLJ13ssv6ctNumITa/s4000/Station%20interior%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FEdKyXpX-HKZjvPR18oHf7BsToONh84XGKiHpuFSZNjfG6zUo-rKaEu1h_jJIL3vQxO7G2caStQtYH9IzGdBtjDpbX_j7AClYynSG9k-mjaKPCbRmRvxP_p8p4qapBPmLQWdxecQNJfDMSc0L17WQovPJCtU6egOxuclSDOCLJ13ssv6ctNumITa/s320/Station%20interior%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>This next lovely clock face can be found on Westborough. I assume that the text on the clock is the motto of Scarborough.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROIKnEk9pKYLrtoDDiXMQcbK2pQ-P4hXct3WKvwfC_4vGjMV6axIJUzA6QTcEtuOgDUJskyPwu6RKqtUYbkaUqlTqIYkUSxWqwKzpUB5jXDzvSQRw-Fk1cU8wuEWetqSfzOSNsrqV7O_GvvnC1pTXkyqE_XdhweM3znT0NTRGh1prD9y9zRABAbfb/s4608/P1330965.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROIKnEk9pKYLrtoDDiXMQcbK2pQ-P4hXct3WKvwfC_4vGjMV6axIJUzA6QTcEtuOgDUJskyPwu6RKqtUYbkaUqlTqIYkUSxWqwKzpUB5jXDzvSQRw-Fk1cU8wuEWetqSfzOSNsrqV7O_GvvnC1pTXkyqE_XdhweM3znT0NTRGh1prD9y9zRABAbfb/s320/P1330965.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EmsfuDS8q6Llz-09tCyEHgs6vzbhkIbPnu_GNXn9-yTLYA7yO6e6VmEf0KqrQb8P_zecqL_VfGWwJTTeGlMrj2dK0rrNguenM8FdytKo3E6hWkohjSpjG_ks9Qer-BwsqD4QwP9atEXAIVoJDykV4JV2wGip8LrmMX4q-7G0l3YS_BSxEhIrIuzu/s4608/P1330966.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EmsfuDS8q6Llz-09tCyEHgs6vzbhkIbPnu_GNXn9-yTLYA7yO6e6VmEf0KqrQb8P_zecqL_VfGWwJTTeGlMrj2dK0rrNguenM8FdytKo3E6hWkohjSpjG_ks9Qer-BwsqD4QwP9atEXAIVoJDykV4JV2wGip8LrmMX4q-7G0l3YS_BSxEhIrIuzu/s320/P1330966.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXt4Vfd8F6tZRUNEZDPvQfUHrHpuqe79_v38PKaobkgMEI8C_gjd5EAxccA3FLDv79617dl9LePgu2O2s2ytISst1wz193hgZA_1BSasPVxqEPf6WsXUNmsMzxhtR9nNp_crjn9PKa6oKyKgVRN3j561qpQBsCFyXnH1DEWkvNZuDDnAjdnfXQXQIj/s4608/P1330969.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXt4Vfd8F6tZRUNEZDPvQfUHrHpuqe79_v38PKaobkgMEI8C_gjd5EAxccA3FLDv79617dl9LePgu2O2s2ytISst1wz193hgZA_1BSasPVxqEPf6WsXUNmsMzxhtR9nNp_crjn9PKa6oKyKgVRN3j561qpQBsCFyXnH1DEWkvNZuDDnAjdnfXQXQIj/s320/P1330969.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Next up is a not very exciting clock on Lloyds Bank at the junction of St Nicholas Street and Newborough.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbZXAI6sIAkwXZaTUcMdWPOD-jrhWnswlNK7ixmGxq7LNAp4MHWP_aBA2S5u4V8cAtKhiW_CsTYtzHSvMvIfulWPS-meUo-GkoUPW6yzbLVzk-rLgHqkyThXQIwFaYOD1klZCoCWFC5oQGoEdFu9kMStrEt8FT81ArDMrW1yBZd4CpmDFINu_XsZz/s4608/P1330971.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbZXAI6sIAkwXZaTUcMdWPOD-jrhWnswlNK7ixmGxq7LNAp4MHWP_aBA2S5u4V8cAtKhiW_CsTYtzHSvMvIfulWPS-meUo-GkoUPW6yzbLVzk-rLgHqkyThXQIwFaYOD1klZCoCWFC5oQGoEdFu9kMStrEt8FT81ArDMrW1yBZd4CpmDFINu_XsZz/s320/P1330971.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnI1GsvRMc5B8F6a3mABWL8VPPDlvujHvUFQHg2enOm14eyfbWlupdNNcVSwE1ifwJbWzETDnLedLbj67OY6jBdU4CA8qNejo0YGyt_pUJ5N6cM2deTYrNaleFvhfVNDRYpPejd6IcxyHw2Nnf3St2OHBIDndqB1__wSYB1G0Oh0YP7RLl9OPDead/s4608/P1330974.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnI1GsvRMc5B8F6a3mABWL8VPPDlvujHvUFQHg2enOm14eyfbWlupdNNcVSwE1ifwJbWzETDnLedLbj67OY6jBdU4CA8qNejo0YGyt_pUJ5N6cM2deTYrNaleFvhfVNDRYpPejd6IcxyHw2Nnf3St2OHBIDndqB1__wSYB1G0Oh0YP7RLl9OPDead/s320/P1330974.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Boyes store rather lurks in a side street, or at least that is the way it felt to me as a visitor. Queen Street comes off Newborough, and I was not expecting to see this substantial building sitting quietly on a corner.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTKGT1cUJIsPb1tbjNDzkd8qZCgjYdfmwZ_rmyoRkJqR9yFXlj7NSPJhPthxr4dASP0AIa-WqjJ4fAkND1Sy3JEolcAX-soOny6JrzGsKlVpD1Rmwjdvpq-i4zqoiTy6w1DbtTb_IJM4Q1sCtGMGf-ujWKvK7gBhJxY64rj4Hq9_A7_aU4jQPcqiF/s4608/P1330975.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTKGT1cUJIsPb1tbjNDzkd8qZCgjYdfmwZ_rmyoRkJqR9yFXlj7NSPJhPthxr4dASP0AIa-WqjJ4fAkND1Sy3JEolcAX-soOny6JrzGsKlVpD1Rmwjdvpq-i4zqoiTy6w1DbtTb_IJM4Q1sCtGMGf-ujWKvK7gBhJxY64rj4Hq9_A7_aU4jQPcqiF/s320/P1330975.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksn5rHUoa7t-eNLd87wXePvR1T0iMI8y1pE8Pg15Pb0Zuq4lABHcVegHX9RzIkrEU5zMPVeFs9I1c3JN-WImZHd6APa5GltQ7DoDRxeYHWGgtXrBFfM1pTIVsvPa1nIA9F7Fizwoj4t0tbMGRG3rO0jzvpUCZywg8o_2wXl18hvYed9YjVGSrZAzU/s4608/P1330976.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksn5rHUoa7t-eNLd87wXePvR1T0iMI8y1pE8Pg15Pb0Zuq4lABHcVegHX9RzIkrEU5zMPVeFs9I1c3JN-WImZHd6APa5GltQ7DoDRxeYHWGgtXrBFfM1pTIVsvPa1nIA9F7Fizwoj4t0tbMGRG3rO0jzvpUCZywg8o_2wXl18hvYed9YjVGSrZAzU/s320/P1330976.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And there aren't that may octagonal clock towers around.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzrbpwQEfjYb_lW5HvqQlR2ZuVrAWYbaymE-kyWELAqnUSu5gD96bnC44v4jFs9hY3asrMvEV9go9qcERJfTxs3jwWkFnXjuNfHchGDM0tDbR3U_npPbxoKx2A5ZlASNpyTsw1dvQgw2j-62yymML-grKlrIbb6GI3b8r33u4rym8gnG1T6XBnlBM/s4608/P1330977.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzrbpwQEfjYb_lW5HvqQlR2ZuVrAWYbaymE-kyWELAqnUSu5gD96bnC44v4jFs9hY3asrMvEV9go9qcERJfTxs3jwWkFnXjuNfHchGDM0tDbR3U_npPbxoKx2A5ZlASNpyTsw1dvQgw2j-62yymML-grKlrIbb6GI3b8r33u4rym8gnG1T6XBnlBM/s320/P1330977.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpYsJrqOkbWjXLJw2rhJ77RSnJMd4tOCSWAEuPmGBlIZP-ByNv2_0tkYlE1CJtCHXaudZTsE76vRdJEb2eihvdlCc8flFDv63sV_BuyTI1SPJt-lB1OOS5O6HfQ9Gdop0N-tpR35kV2zEZoRcuDz3_AcAQGhhIV35eTvbEAyGRb5g35uaYgNKeDvl/s4608/P1330978.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpYsJrqOkbWjXLJw2rhJ77RSnJMd4tOCSWAEuPmGBlIZP-ByNv2_0tkYlE1CJtCHXaudZTsE76vRdJEb2eihvdlCc8flFDv63sV_BuyTI1SPJt-lB1OOS5O6HfQ9Gdop0N-tpR35kV2zEZoRcuDz3_AcAQGhhIV35eTvbEAyGRb5g35uaYgNKeDvl/s320/P1330978.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It also has a lurking presence it that the low key branding suggest that this is a newcomer squatting in a building that was once owned by a much grander enterprise. But this is so far from the truth. By one of those weird quirks of faith in life, I have recently purchased "Departing Stores - Emporia at risk" by Harriet Lloyd, published by SAVE Britain's Heritage (www.savebritainsheritage.org). This tells me that Boyes was founded in 1881, and that this building dates from 1916.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaiz7oR49CG-loiuCUM_omBjc97DWTWFgE9YfEjg8dE_oiAxCe0b6CSva6c2mqhoyr4kRFnazGTjRaSL5piWZseVMH8KSKT0LONkuwmEuTGe1hm4azltzRggoGQ0NU17vgzEiJ3QyuPxfYaEPllGHne6uIG_iTuBQzhkHvpqzoMxNZTH6_1F0YhUg/s4608/P1330979.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaiz7oR49CG-loiuCUM_omBjc97DWTWFgE9YfEjg8dE_oiAxCe0b6CSva6c2mqhoyr4kRFnazGTjRaSL5piWZseVMH8KSKT0LONkuwmEuTGe1hm4azltzRggoGQ0NU17vgzEiJ3QyuPxfYaEPllGHne6uIG_iTuBQzhkHvpqzoMxNZTH6_1F0YhUg/s320/P1330979.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4f7jKqb1G6cDw2At-sK06USnHI9s2jRMXkSos2wEAf8fawtWWRL-qQWfqDUPxr1_bpJNm-sVsC5o47hhUHXw6vKQP5bq_hur0APtO0FOcb9s6rlDNiSlVfEL5XDEHXBAKquUNl40hysBDWa4c4BVsiwPqPuVxvHPERfkN5Cr0Z8V8uzWDN98IhWf/s4608/P1330982.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Nearby is the Market Hall with its workaday clock inside.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLRXhMJG83GGoDHwlj7rgszff_DXmJzGTGekfoT0w3fsi0CEIOgDoauYPqxxicSxH6vbtTNywNSdr_h5gpruZI6ew1byHYsStYsJ_2c6C-wou3_L21BjZ7N89ZUzjMdBbPwLH-jAdiVhX2MONbfa2cvAmEhvIvqY6svHPzJpJLVZ5aXQ7oIqWx0oS/s4608/P1330985.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLRXhMJG83GGoDHwlj7rgszff_DXmJzGTGekfoT0w3fsi0CEIOgDoauYPqxxicSxH6vbtTNywNSdr_h5gpruZI6ew1byHYsStYsJ_2c6C-wou3_L21BjZ7N89ZUzjMdBbPwLH-jAdiVhX2MONbfa2cvAmEhvIvqY6svHPzJpJLVZ5aXQ7oIqWx0oS/s320/P1330985.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NdPJuUozkPvNdLR_PZgAzS6EmdLk36-hIvByZpdfQwDN9vR63q38gRjZna1Gm7tN0W3UbHcy18Vfv_YskdvRUk25mUUwETZ8p6ADsQWze2ZKxM-Sv_ZlAGQcW9C75ee6r9qrORYUBMI7-a2liSvw0AlO6lBA7Q1HD9ZXfB5G5wg5VuGUIUNj4yKv/s4608/P1330988.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">One of the great features of many seaside towns is a funicular railway linking the beach with the town on higher ground. Scarborough has been home to no less than five of these wonderful transport machines. Of particular interest to this blog is the Central Tramway, which was opened in August 1881.</span></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Not only is the tramway of transport interest, but it has a clock on its lower station:</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9RH66vmPwrg8brraaY1ADThhIt3MzT1DsjqxtQCugxsMVoZEKzKA8wx5Vs6YCBMl602OcSJ7gpEqQWWCjjgyJr8On5oq4ymzw2dI3oSP_CR3SHKncVaB05KOZ79ehYDzg6efNRk4xKFzPtzVKy7vLMZL7KTeRE_-RMg-98JmOyl5FDyWlBXieRHf/s4608/P1340004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9RH66vmPwrg8brraaY1ADThhIt3MzT1DsjqxtQCugxsMVoZEKzKA8wx5Vs6YCBMl602OcSJ7gpEqQWWCjjgyJr8On5oq4ymzw2dI3oSP_CR3SHKncVaB05KOZ79ehYDzg6efNRk4xKFzPtzVKy7vLMZL7KTeRE_-RMg-98JmOyl5FDyWlBXieRHf/s320/P1340004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHTntci8TicCEqlHHFtgVQIg_8bNbNt725dpTUvtXE_UjJ0rc3jxMOA0LhRGYMnXiGBk-xCa3p_lU7CrzSGQL_ROa1UpRIfwXg9S5k-rlrhD_TocX7sphFCi3Evz9NOa55C58VQtd3CO-e2IyhlZY7OuYnhVPeSmLdxlFkz5PcNS5xvOTm9kKBcIw/s320/P1340007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>....and on its upper one:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFKQNVOR_MuyPEZP_zLM5acIRQupubxE2Sm-A4HONoFCEuheITsjdGedndS8av61fnQKS9Jn7m-MGgZ3qox2VrnRMA84hMgLXEq3NUYqcbibqJru3H-H0Duv_Z6rADBIuGzoGJGkUpMy0T-9Aqk8kcstEpOg3ZN7uzf2X4Pggrfsz5wDMPRb4iK-E/s4608/P1340086.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFKQNVOR_MuyPEZP_zLM5acIRQupubxE2Sm-A4HONoFCEuheITsjdGedndS8av61fnQKS9Jn7m-MGgZ3qox2VrnRMA84hMgLXEq3NUYqcbibqJru3H-H0Duv_Z6rADBIuGzoGJGkUpMy0T-9Aqk8kcstEpOg3ZN7uzf2X4Pggrfsz5wDMPRb4iK-E/s320/P1340086.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>For those with an interest in funicular railways, I would recommend the book "Cliff Railways, Lifts and Funiculars" by Martin Easdown, published in 2018 by Amberley Publishing.<br /><p>My visit only allowed enough time to visit a relatively small part of the town, so my pictures of the clock on St Mary's Church are taken from a distance.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHL9_70k_QeSWnMFAjzq-kG8A1ZCnPn9Sa5SXJRLbw4ZbQDxulVOhU9WSA4IBcwO8-AJqBLLQIR63hBI8ljnL2B82BihOl0AE2glgIBhISMUPaJoAhdA2O1PIDPTaV9l_7xewHt5qQNhz5YWRLdyjCXZ-N8DZVlv7liF5pc4OM2GA-PxWJkxhqsyPv/s4608/P1340025.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHL9_70k_QeSWnMFAjzq-kG8A1ZCnPn9Sa5SXJRLbw4ZbQDxulVOhU9WSA4IBcwO8-AJqBLLQIR63hBI8ljnL2B82BihOl0AE2glgIBhISMUPaJoAhdA2O1PIDPTaV9l_7xewHt5qQNhz5YWRLdyjCXZ-N8DZVlv7liF5pc4OM2GA-PxWJkxhqsyPv/s320/P1340025.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Its churchyard includes the grave of Anne Bronte.</div><div><br /></div>I did get time, however, to pay a close up visit to another church, this being St Andrew's (built 1864 - 68) on Ramshill Road.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwi8KJxVpEyLnehSNvmR7YT_Xh_pN8E5mve-PkJEG7MDdaICTgI_4RVu326lIOxTDS1vej9wiVqIODxaZW_WBRs_7Ud14OgFON1_m5SIgE-UZjl6CojtqFP1NdA16n94uhNYFzlrQUzCdem-b407affNU19NiHk6T1tip_VjgWMcspVQmbpzy1FQYp/s4608/P1340093.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwi8KJxVpEyLnehSNvmR7YT_Xh_pN8E5mve-PkJEG7MDdaICTgI_4RVu326lIOxTDS1vej9wiVqIODxaZW_WBRs_7Ud14OgFON1_m5SIgE-UZjl6CojtqFP1NdA16n94uhNYFzlrQUzCdem-b407affNU19NiHk6T1tip_VjgWMcspVQmbpzy1FQYp/s320/P1340093.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">It was converted to an electric motor in the 1960s "after a council employee tasked with winding it became stuck in the tower overnight when his ladder slipped" (quoted from the website www.southcliffgardens.co.uk).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQ8Lmj94iRhAw_k-4XOUtJ3f3fw0zu6VFodmjeR2UuSLeNWs-4a7trJOgsxtnAP_FUVu8vssu4_aO7Svxnk7rf4-trJiikf80EwdLPkqcJK_Q1OIcW9u6Z6XThf97DgukTRn1aR8uR_abuvk5Bbjec4rxPQe9PicCuoi7rDfAG-gRDVKth5lh_cQ1/s4608/P1340137.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQ8Lmj94iRhAw_k-4XOUtJ3f3fw0zu6VFodmjeR2UuSLeNWs-4a7trJOgsxtnAP_FUVu8vssu4_aO7Svxnk7rf4-trJiikf80EwdLPkqcJK_Q1OIcW9u6Z6XThf97DgukTRn1aR8uR_abuvk5Bbjec4rxPQe9PicCuoi7rDfAG-gRDVKth5lh_cQ1/s320/P1340137.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div>A quick peek over the hedge from a distance at the clock on the Scarborough Academy Sports Ground. 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This is the former church of St Nicholas on The Cross. Built in 1730 - 35, it became redundant in 1989 and is now a branch of Slug and Lettuce.<br />
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To it s credit, the new occupier's marks are quite minimal on the facade, helped no doubt by the building's Grade II listing.<br />
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We first encountered St Swithun's in Part 1, with the restricted view from the High Street. Coming round to the Mealcheapen Street end of the building we get a much better view and a more ornate clock face surround.<br />
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A clock that is more hidden away is this one in Reindeer Court, illustrating the fact that to find all of the clocks you have to walk all of the streets.<br />
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The buildings date from the 16th century, with later additions and alterations. Originally a shop with house and stable, it became an inn and is now a series of shops.<br />
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The Fownes Hotel stands on City Walls Road, which is the A38 dual carriageway running alongside, yes you guessed it, the city walls.<br />
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This huge building was constructed in 1882 - 83 for the manufacture of gloves. A one-time key local industry, there were once 150 glove works in the city. Production at this site closed in 1973, and in 1985 it was transformed into a hotel.<br />
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Construction of Worcester Cathedral began in 1084. The clock inside is a bit more recent, dating from 1869. It was manufactured by Joyce of Whitchurch.<br />
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As well as gloves, Worcester became know for its Worcestershire sauce. Lea & Perrins has produced this commodity at is factory on Midland Road since 1897.<br />
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Just four more clocks in Worcester to visit (although as always if you know of any others that I haven't covered please let me know). First of the quartet is a nice modern clock on the St Dunstan's building of the Heart of Worcestershire College on The Butts.<br />
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I am always a fine of this simplistic style of clock when it is set on a modern plain building. It is also set such that it can be seen from a long distance and from many viewpoints, something which can be missing from many recent installations.<br />
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More traditional in style is this example at St Clements on Henwick Road. The church was completed in 1823, with an extension in 1879.<br />
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There is often a surprise clock in every town and city that you visit. Just when you think you have covered every possible example in the central area, you look up and see one that you must have walked passed several times already or you walk along a street that you have somehow avoided to date. Such a moment at Worcester came at the Crowngate Shopping Centre at its Broad Street entrance.<br />
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Lurking inside is a modern, minimalist clock - just two hands and four dashes.<br />
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And so finally we arrive at the railway station (Shrub Hill that is) to take the train home.<br />
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Here we have a good old no-nonsense railway clock, with Arabic numerals and the 24 hour system also indicated. There is no excuse for missing your train, whether it is at 11.25 or 23.25 hrs.<br />
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If you do have a bit of time to wait, check out the semaphore signals which are in contrast to the new GWR trains.<br />
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And that concludes our tour of the clocks of Worcester.Clock Masterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02271336079880332966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478486522972042808.post-50539956243331637112020-05-12T22:46:00.001+01:002020-05-12T22:46:40.649+01:00Worcester (Part 2)Part 1 of our tour of Worcester clocks ended up in the Crowngate Shopping Centre. And we start Part 2 underneath the shopping centre, where the bus station has been shoved out of the way. This is not a pleasant environment to wait for a bus, and gives the impression that Worcester does not care about public transport.<br />
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In the gloom we can just about make out a token clock. I might have been able to get some better pictures, but quite frankly I wasn't going to hang around to try.<br />
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Instead, lets get some fresh air and some fields. This is the view out of window of the Premier Inn hotel, which has been built as part of the building of the Worcestershire County Cricket Club, which has had its home in New Road since 1896. It is slightly odd looking out of the windows of a hotel bar / dining area on to a cricket pitch, and even odder when the only cricket going on was on the television, where England were winning the World Cup by some bizarre process, where the rules seem to be made up on the spot.<br />
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Look closely at the photograph above and you will spot the clock.<br />
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Next to the cricket ground are some playing fields, which have more pavilions and more clocks.<br />
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Moving further away from the city centre we come across the church of St John in Bedwardine.<br />
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The clock itself is by Joyce of Whitchurch.<br />
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Taking an about turn and heading back to the city centre, we pass through Cripplegate Park, with its magnificent ceramic fountain and this bowling green pavilion.<br />
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The clock bears the name of J W Cassidy & Sons, who appear to be a jewellers based in the High Street. Company records show that the firm was incorporated in 1925 but is no longer trading.<br />
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From a modest pavilion to a huge brick tower. This building on Castle Street is now part of the University of Worcester, but the name Austin House gives a clue that this was one a large car dealership operated by H A Saunders.<br />
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It was built in 1938-39 on the site of Worcester prison, and is now Grade II listed. Credit to the university that this is looking in fine shape.<br />
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St George's was built in 1893-95 and was designed by Aston Webb, who had the largest architectural practice in the country and is more famous for his work on the V&A, Buckingham Palace and Admiralty Arch in London and the clock tower at Birmingham University.<br />
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Another church now, or at least a building that originally operated as a church.<br />
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The former Church of St Mary Magdelene sits on the junction of Sansome Walk and Northfield Street. It was built in 1876-77, with the tower added in 1889. It became redundant as a church in 1978, and has been converted into 30 flats.<br />
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Our final call in Part 2 is at the Victoria Institute on Foregate Street.<br />
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The Institute houses the museum and art gallery, and was constructed in 1894 - 96.<br />
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Clock Masterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02271336079880332966noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478486522972042808.post-39575056687738979602020-05-09T16:28:00.002+01:002020-05-09T16:28:48.575+01:00Worcester (Part 1)Worcester was visited in July 2019 as part of my tour of Henry and Joyce Collins concrete murals. the clocks side of this visit are set out in he order I came across them over a couple of days, and so they are not necessarily in the form of a trail that efficiently visits them all. But randomness is all part of the discovery process.<br />
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Our first stop is All Saints church on Deansway - which is the first clock you come to if you walk into the city centre and you just happen to be staying at the Premier Inn at the County Cricket Ground.<br />
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Unfortunately for me, the church is not included in the "Worcester in 50 Buildings" book which I bought from the local Waterstones. So further research shows that the church has origins in the 12th century, and has included a re-build in 1739-42 and alterations by Aston Webb in 1889.<br />
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Our next clock is in Angel Place.<br />
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On one face you can clearly make out the words Midland Red Motor Services, which was a bus company operating under this name from 1905 to 1981. Clearly not related to the current occupiers of the building, Worcester Style Nails.<br />
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The High Street, and the other roads that it morphs into to form a continuous liner route through the centre of the city, is blessed with a number of clocks. Our first is at Ernest Jones.<br />
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The clock face appears to have been rotated such that the 12 o'clock mark is at something like three minutes past. And this is not a happy clock, stuck at 12 o'clock and with a third of its glass missing on this side.<br />
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The building has both a clock and a barometer. The latter gives the clue that the building was once occupied by Friedrich Optician.<br />
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This next beautiful brick clock tower is at the junction of Shrub Hill Road and Tolladine Road.<br />
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This is the Shrub Hill Engine Works, built in 1864 to construct locomotives. It was on a complex of railway lines including the main line through Worcester Shrub Hill station and a series of branches serving local industrial premises. Locomotive building at the site only lasted until 1870, with a total of 85 engines being constructed here.<br />
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The building is now in mixed industrial use.<br />
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This is St Swithun's church, and we will get a better view of its other clock face later on.<br />
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There has been a church on this site since 1126. Of the current building, the tower dates from the 15th century, whilst the main body of the church was rebuilt in 1736.<br />
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It is now a Grade I listed building, but has been redundant since 1977. The interior is currently being restored to become an arts venue, which is due to open in late 2020.<br />
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Further along the High Street we have good old Marks and Spencer, often a good bet for a clock.<br />
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If you walk through the arcade you will find some information about the clock.<br />
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Crowngate Shopping Centre is a more modern collection of shop, opening in 1992. As shopping centres go it is not bad, and it has the saving grace of a prominent clock. The classic style works well against the brickwork and the grill.<br />
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This is Droitwich Spa, visited in July 2019. The reason for many of my visits in 2019 was to see all of the concrete murals created by Henry and Joyce Collins (see my sister blog on concrete murals https://concretemurals.blogspot.com/). The Droitwich one below is in the St Andrews Square shopping centre.<br />
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Luckily for this blog, the shopping centre also has a small clock tower.<br />
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As always, I applaud the fact that a modern building has not replicated clock faces from the past but has gone for its own thing.<br />
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For the traditional clock face we can visit St Andrews church, which is the junction of High Street and St Andrews Street.<br />
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Parts of the church date from Norman times, but it was extensively rebuilt in the 1920s.<br />
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As a town that grew up around its natural brine springs (hence the Spa part of the name), it seems only natural that it should have a lido. (All the water stuff is on the other side of this building, so I suppose it is difficult to know what this building is if you weren't told).<br />
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And finally, clocking up total of four for the town, is this example in St Andrews Street (the opposite end from the church).<br />
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<br />Clock Masterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02271336079880332966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478486522972042808.post-36040531118641825602019-10-02T21:36:00.001+01:002019-10-02T21:36:10.015+01:00Wemyss BayThe station at Wemyss Bay is a glorious example of engineering elegance, providing spacious, light and weather protected space for passengers. I have to admit that I only visited because of the station, but luckily it has a clock so it can be included in this blog.<br />
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The station dates from 1903, although the railway reached here in the 1860's. It is one of only ten 5-star stations in Simon Jenkins' book "Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations" (Viking Books - 2017), and indeed is the cover photograph. All of the other nine are big main line stations, so Wemyss Bay is somewhat of a unique gem.<br />
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It is also named as the Most Impressive Station by Vicki Pipe and Geoff Marshall's "The Railway Adventures" (September Publishing - 2018).<br />
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This is the view of the booking office, with its simple clock.<br />
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Of which this one has some particular relevance i.e. Wemyss Bay station is also a ferry terminal for the journey across to the Isle of Bute.<br />
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<br />Clock Masterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02271336079880332966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478486522972042808.post-52578344777386757722019-10-01T22:25:00.002+01:002019-10-01T22:25:46.542+01:00LockerbieIn Lockerbie for a meeting on a very wet day. Lockerbie is in the south-west of Scotland, and is a small settlement with a population of about 4,000. Hence my hopes of capturing a hatful of clocks (otherwise known as a clockerbie) were not high.<br />
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In fact the only clock in sight was on the Town Hall, a splendid creation of 1880.<br />
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The closest I came to another public timepiece was this tower, which I assume was once a clock tower.<br />
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The building is now the church hall, but was built in 1866 as the Mechanics Institute.<br />
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<br />Clock Masterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02271336079880332966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478486522972042808.post-23292023708902169022019-08-26T13:44:00.001+01:002019-08-26T13:44:21.382+01:00CwmbranA rare excursion across the border into Wales for todays' posting. The trip to Cwmbran was to see a concrete mural by Henry and Joyce Collins on behalf of my associated blog Concrete Murals (probably an even more niche blog than this one, although the murals are more interesting that you might imagine - if you want to check them out you can find them at concretemurals.blogspot.com)<br />
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Cwmbran is a New Town, and therefore I was not expecting to see many clocks. And my expectations were met - I only found three clocks, but it was a whistlestop visit so there may well be others.<br />
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The fist clock is on the Congress Theatre in Gwent Square, which is at the heart of the town centre (and right next door to the mural).<br />
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The building dates from 1973, and has obviously had some external work on it since that date. Early pictures show a very simple clock with only tick marks and hands on a concrete façade. To my view that fitted better with the modernist town centre rather than the current retro clock which is rather incongruous.<br />
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I have just found another blog (https://otherformatsavailable.wordpress.com/2015/06/09/something-better-than-soulless-suburbia-cwmbran-new-town/) which shares my views, calling the changes "a crass destruction of its original stark concrete lines".<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span><br />
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And it certainly wasn't five past five when I visited.<br />
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From the plaques on the tower structure you can see that this is a war memorial clock to the men of Cwmbran who died in the First World War, erected in 1936.<br />
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In may ways you could argue that the clock and its tower are as incongruous as the new Congress Theatre one, but the difference is that this is incongruous in an appropriate and meaningful way.<br />
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And so to clock number three. Even though I was looking to see if there was one here on my way from the station (Morrisons stores often having clocks), I didn't see this one until I took a different route back.<br />
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Not really much you can say about this really - it is a standard Morrisons clock, in keeping with the building it is on.<br />
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And there we have all three clocks.<br />
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Photographs taken on 16 July 2019.Clock Masterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02271336079880332966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478486522972042808.post-40188222974103559052019-04-21T19:09:00.001+01:002019-04-21T19:09:08.797+01:00GloucesterDr Foster went to Gloucester, in a shower of rain - I have also paid a visit, but for me the weather was quite good.<br />
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I didn't get to meet the Tailor of Gloucester, but I did see the clock on the old Co-op building on the corner of Eastgate Street and Brunswick Road.<br />
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Close by is the entrance to the Eastgate Shopping Centre. This rather grand entrance to a 1970's shopping centre was the original entrance to the market which stood on the site, although its new role this entrance was moved 25 feet along Eastgate Street.<br />
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A star of Gloucester is the clock on G A Baker & Son in Southgate Street.</div>
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Not only is there a clock with weathervane, but there is also a series of figures which ring the bells.<br />
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These figures are reported to be an Irishwoman, an Englishman, Old Father Time, a Scotsman and a Welshwoman.<br />
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A fine clock, a fine set of bells and bell ringers, and a fine shop front overall. It certainly gets my vote as the best shop premises in Gloucester.<br />
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On now to the docks. Gloucester gained formal status as a port in 1580, served by the River Severn, but it was not until the construction of the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in 1827 that trade really took off.<br />
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This dockside building is now The Lord High Constable of England, a Wetherspoons pub.<br />
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We have done Eastgate Street and Southgate Street, so now it is the turn of Westgate Street. This is Avant Garde, a hair salon.<br />
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A bit further along is St Nicholas church. Originally dating from 1190, it has, as I often say, been through the usual re-buildings and modifications over the centuries. One unusual feature is its truncated spire, a result of being hit by cannon fire in 1643 during the Civil War.</div>
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Th clock itself dates from 1716.<br />
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Continuing along Northgate Street, we come to St Peter's church on the junction of London Road and Black Dog Way. Which is a horrible dual-carriageway, sea of tarmac sort of a junction.<br />
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St Peter's was consecrated on 8 October 1868.<br />
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As is usual, we start at the railway station. The railway came relatively early to Bath, as part of the legendary Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Great Western Railway. The station dates from 1840.<br />
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The clock is simplicity itself, with a plain blue face and only the numerals as marks. Being bath, these are of course Roman numerals.<br />
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There is also a modern clock by one of the gatelines within the station:<br />
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Close by is the church of St John the Evangelist, which was built in exactly two years between October 1861 and October 1863.<br />
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The design is by Charles Hansom, architect of 50 Catholic churches, although its grandeur is somewhat muted by the large surface car park in front of it.<br />
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Its proximity to the railway station has some significance. The church's website (www.stjohnsrcbath.org.uk) notes that the clock installed in 1868 was a reliable timepiece, and that "it was reputed to have been used to dispatch the trains in the days before the station was enlarged". Just out of interest, my GWR train from Bath later in the day was 14 minutes late. (Although, having said that, the clock was an hour out).<br />
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And secondly at the church of St Mary the Virgin on Darlington Street, dating from 1820.<br />
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This has been a religious site since the 10th century, but as the plaque says, the current building was rebuilt in 1777, with the tower added later in 1790. It is also the church where Jane Austen's parents were married, which excites some people.<br />
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I was beginning to get the feel that the majority of clocks would be on churches. Bath is a sort of preserved in aspic kind of place - I know I shouldn't really say this, but to me this makes the place somewhat boring as there is less variety in architectural styles, and certainly one dominating colour of building material. Planning restrictions must be draconian. I was therefore resigning myself to reporting on the railway station and a few churches. But lo, there was The Old Post Office.<br />
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From a distance in the strong light it looked like there was only a dilapidated dial remaining, but closer inspection reveals that the hands are still there.<br />
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The Old Post Office, whose ground floor contains a Revolution bar, starts us off on a series of commercial premises with clocks. The next example is Flan O'Briens on the corner of Saw Close and Westgate Street.<br />
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The clock bears the name E Routley of Bath. I believe this is Edwin Routley, but I have no further information on this clockmaker.<br />
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A little further up Saw Close is Giggling Squid, a chain that I hadn't previously heard of.<br />
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This is a nice classic clock - gold Roman numerals on a blue face, minute marks and gold hands. Simple, elegant and effective. Just a shame this was mid afternoon, and not ten past ten.<br />
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Another commercial premises - Radley's on Old Bond Street. And another clock that is not showing the right time.<br />
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Back to churches, and the big one - the Abbey. Founded in the 7th century, the current building dates from 1616 (ish - as usual, all sorts of rebuildings and other goings on), with a major restoration by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the 1860s.<br />
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The clock dates from 1888, and is by Potts of Leeds. It cost ÂŁ240 at the time.<br />
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Just time before my train to put across the River Avon to St Thomas and St Matt's on Widcombe Hill.<br />
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And finally, I returned to Bath in the evening for a book talk / signing (Lotharingia by Simon Winder, since you ask). Night time with just my phone, I have poorly captured this clock on Argyll Street.<br />
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And this is the Neptune restaurant in Beehive Yard - if you look hard you can just se the clock.<br />
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Ant that's Bath.Clock Masterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02271336079880332966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478486522972042808.post-89765355272418020642019-03-24T17:36:00.000+00:002019-03-24T17:36:19.427+00:00MacclesfieldMacclesfield on a bit of a wet and windy day in March. The consolation was a fine set of clocks across the town.<br />
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Working north-east from the station, our first sighting is this building on a not-too-pedestrian friendly junction. The main road to the left of the picture is called The Silk Road, which conjure sup all sorts of romantic images, none of which pertain to the pollutant-laden intrusive reality.<br />
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The building is Arighi Bianchi, a furniture store which, judging by how busy its parking attendant was, is doing a roaring trade.<br />
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Arighi Bianchi might not sound like a native Macclesfield name, mainly because it isn't. The company's website (www.arighibianchi.co.uk), which has an excellent section on the firm's history, tells the story:<br />
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Our story begins in 1854, with a long journey on foot from the shores of Lake Como in Northern Italy, over the Alps and across central Europe. Our young adventurer, Antonio Arighi, heads for the silk town of Macclesfield in the North West of England.</div>
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On arrival, he sets up shop, making clocks and barometers which he lends out to farmers on sale or return – a canny innovation that proves a real money-spinner.</div>
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The company set u in an old silk mill, which in 1892 was renovated and gained a new four-storey extension "inspired by Joseph Paxton's famous Crystal Palace". Unfortunately my photos don't show this part of the building.<br />
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It is a Tesco store. Full marks for having a clock, and a multi-faced one at that, but there is nothing much else to say.<br />
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Holy Trinity dates from 1839, although the clock is a later addition of 1876.<br />
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From Holy Trinity, my route took me down Fence Avenue, past Victoria Park with its fine bandstand (which my book "Bandstands of Britain" by Paul Rabbitts tells me is by Walter MacFarlane & Co of Glasgow and dates from 1894) and along Buxton Road. I was in search of a clock which perched on top of a building on the corner of Union Road. Sadly this clock is no longer there, but my consolation was to spot the following clock in the new housing development of Roan House Way.</div>
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A local resident suggested that the clock was reclaimed from an old mill, but I haven't yet found any evidence of this, or any information on Roan House.<br />
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St Peters was built in 1849.<br />
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Another church, and one that dominates the view from many vantage points. This is St Michael, which has a history dating back to the 13th century.<br />
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As usual with churches of this age, it has been modified and re-built many times, notably in 1740 and then again in 1901. The pictures above were taken in the rain at 1pm, but you can see below that the day did eventually brighten up.<br />
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Pictures of then and now photographs of towns are often a good source for tracking down clocks (although often a disheartening reminder that many fine examples have been lost). This next location is a direct result of flicking through such a book in the local Waterstones.<br />
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This is a car park on Hibel Road at the junction with Jordongate.<br />
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And now to something a bit older.<br />
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The Clock Tower building was once part of Macclesfield Hospital, but was converted into flats in 2011. it can be found by the junction of Cumberland Street and Prestbury Road.<br />
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We are on quite a trek now to the western parts of the town. One unexpected find was Regency Mill<br />
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The mill dates from the 1820s, originally as part of the local silk industry, but also but to use as a card factory and joinery over its lifetime.<br />
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On the way I glimpsed an interesting set of buildings up an entrance way, so it was time to go exploring on the long walk back from Broken Cross. You get a nose for the sort of places and buildings that might yield results. and sure enough, a clock tower loomed up through the drizzle.<br />
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This is The Towers, which is of course a modern residential conversion of an older building.<br />
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The older building in question is Parkside Hospital, which was an asylum opened in May 1871.<br />
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The hospital closed in January 1997.<br />
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The Drill Hall was built in 1871 for the 8th Cheshire Rifle Volunteers. Like Parkside Hospital, it has since been converted into residential use. Which probably explains why there is a clock face (indeed several) without any hands.<br />
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Although it has not been converted into residential use like the Drill Hall and Parkside Hospital, it has been disused since 1981, having been built in 1775.<br />
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Just one more clock to go. And of course this is an old building that has been converted for residential use. It also refers back to the military history of Drill Hall, as this is Barracks Square on what was, of course, the old army barracks, built in 1836.<br />
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<br />Clock Masterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02271336079880332966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478486522972042808.post-16659593349371424812019-03-18T22:29:00.000+00:002019-03-18T22:29:14.438+00:00WarringtonIts been a long time. Over a year in fact. I haven't stop visiting towns and the shutter on my camera has been bust, it is just that I haven't got round to writing up the blog. So, here we go again at last, with the same old format but some new towns and clocks.<br />
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Hello Warrington. A place which will always remind me of the Smirnoff adverts from the 1970s - wodka from Varrington.<br />
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The landmark clock in the town is that of Holy Trinity church.<br />
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Holy Trinity dates from 1760. The clock tower can be seen from many parts of the town, but is actually quite difficult to see from close up.<br />
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According to "Warrington in 50 Buildings (Janice Hayes (2016) - Amberley Publishing) the tower the tower dates from 1862 and belongs to the town rather than the church. Which makes a lot of sense as I would have guessed that it sat on a town hall rather than a church.<br />
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So what else is there in Warrington? No less than one of the ancient wonders of the world - well, The Pyramid to be precise, or the Pyramid Art Centre in Palmyra Square to be even more precise.<br />
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This is the new glass entrance which links the former county court and Inland Revenue building with the ex Technical School. Apologies that the clock is hard to see due to the strong sunlight and reflections, but if you look hard enough you will see it.<br />
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Onwards to Academy Way, which is currently a combination of one massive development site (a new shopping centre?) and a recently completed (and quite magnificent) car park.<br />
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I love this clock because of its simplicity of design, using the brick material of the main building, because of its clarity for someone using it as a time piece (or would be if it was working), and because it is not trying to be a pastiche of an old clock design. I am not sure of the longevity of tis building because of all the development around it, but let's hope it stays.</div>
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The church dates from 1829/30, and, in the words of the British Listed Buildings website (www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk), is "in the simple Gothic style of the early C19".<br />
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Currently empty, months of research led me to believe that this was a former bank building. This was confirmed by the large sign!<br />
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My final destination was a church that could be seen out to the east of the town. But on the way out along Church Street I had the bonus of this modern clock at the Select Healthcare premises.<br />
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And then finally to the church, which is St Elphins, otherwise known as the Warrington Parish Church.<br />
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And now, it is thank you Warrington, and on to the next town.....Clock Masterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02271336079880332966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478486522972042808.post-22636104282286501112018-02-18T19:12:00.001+00:002018-02-18T19:12:04.975+00:00North Harrow to PinnerThis all started in Piccadilly, central London. Yesterday I was browsing the books in Waterstones, when I saw a picture of a clock in North Harrow in the book Metroburbia ("Metroburbia: The Anatomy of Greater London" by Paul l Knox). A quick trawl of the internet whilst having a cup of tea and apple pie soon tracked the location down, and as it was a nice day, off I went.<br />
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The nearest station is North Harrow on the Metropolitan Line. And very close to the station is this clock on (what was) Warner & Co estate agents.<br />
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The building is now occupied by Flint Insurance, and the freehold is up for sale. Whilst this side of the clock is worn but intact, the other face has been considerably damaged. My fear is that with new owners this clock will be lost for good. But let's hope that they decide to repair it.<br />
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And so to the actual target of my trip, the Wealdstone Motors clock on Pinner Road.<br />
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As you may have guessed, Wealdstone Motors are a used car dealer. as their website says that they were founded in 1976, they were clearly not the original occupiers of this premises, which forms the southern end of a parade of businesses and flats built in 1933. For the latter date I am indebted to the Modernism in Metroland website (www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk) which I must check out in more detail. And we are indeed in Metroland, those London suburbs built in conjunction with the expansion of the Metropolitan Railway.<br />
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The need to hunt for further clocks is ever present, so I headed on northwards. But the dominant Wealdstone Motors clock has clearly seen off all others. By the time I had come to this conclusion I was halfway to the next station - do I retrace my steps or press onwards? Sunny weather, plenty of time, so onwards to Pinner it was.<br />
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The church building dates from the early 14th century, with the tower a modern addition erected in the 15th century.<br />
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Retracing my steps to the main road, I realised I had walked right past this Robsons clock - which is difficult to see if you rounded the corner on the building side of the street.<br />
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Moving on to Love Lane, the location for Bradley & Jones funeral directors. As I have mentioned several times before, many funeral directors have clocks. This one is a freestanding example on a pole outside their premises.<br />
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This is in the window of the Post Office. Whilst the other pinner clocks were showing the right time, this one was several hours behind.<br />
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<br />Clock Masterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02271336079880332966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478486522972042808.post-73314809867935823042018-01-23T21:40:00.001+00:002018-01-23T21:40:37.491+00:00Lumiere LondonThe 18th - 21st January saw Lumiere London (www.visitlondon.com/lumiere) come to town, billed as the UK's largest light festival. With 54 installations around central London, it was certainly something to visit, a view shared (in more ways than one) by the crowds who turned out on Sunday evening after a day of heavy rain.<br />
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This is a blog about clocks, so I will focus on the illumination of timepieces, whilst maybe throwing in a few other pictures.<br />
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Below is the west face of Westminster Abbey as you don't normally see it, with the clock bathed in some unusual colours.<br />
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The work is called The Light of the Spirit by Patrice Warrener. It also includes illumination of the north door, which has nothing to do with clocks but is just glorious.</div>
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It is not every day that you see pink neon ladders on top of the steeple of St Martin-in-the-Fields ("Echelle" by Ron Haselden).....<br />
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...or a giant rabbit (or hare?) amongst a whole illuminated garden of plants and animals in Leicester Square ("Nightlife" by Lantern Company with Jo Pocock).<br />
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Not especially lit for Lumiere, the Swiss clock in Leicester Square struck 8 o'clock as I was passing, so giving a chance to see its moving menagerie of people and cows.<br />
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The Café Royal building in Piccadilly became a giant screen during the festival, with a general theme of time and journeys ("Voyage" by Camille Gross and Leslie Epsztein). This not only saw a huge clock face projected onto the façade...<br />
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And finally, I leave you with "My Light is Your Light" by Alaa Minawi, which has nothing to do with clocks (other than it is on the side of St James's church which does have a large clock), but I just liked it.<br />
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<br />Clock Masterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02271336079880332966noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478486522972042808.post-3039752532108375572017-10-21T17:10:00.001+01:002017-10-21T17:10:37.744+01:00Glasgow - another visitMy main postings from Glasgow were way back in October 2012, and I can't believe it is five years since I last visited the city.<br />
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The following is a quick snapshot of some further clocks - with apologies that it is not particularly comprehensive (due to lack of time) and that the pictures aren't that great (being taken on my phone). Hopefully time will permit one day soon to revisit and record more thoroughly.<br />
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Thanks goes to James McCarroll and Duncan I. McEwan whose book "Glorious Glasgow" (Fort Publishing Ltd 2014) pointed the way to some new discoveries.<br />
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The starting point is the Mitchell Library on North Street, by the intrusive, obnoxious (and definitely noxious) M8 motorway. Inside the library there are at least two of these clocks.<br />
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It is a pity that they are not maintained or generally loved, with one of them having to compete with a drinks machine for attention.<br />
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This was originally opened as the Govan Combination poorhouse in 1872, but is now part of a much wider hospital complex.<br />
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This next clock tower its rather incongruously all on its own within a residential area on Pleasance Street in Pollokshaws. It is not the sort of road I would normally venture up in the off chance of a sighting as it doesn't have that clock-potential feel, so this one is entirely thanks to "Glorious Glasgow".<br />
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"The Buildings of Scotland - Glasgow" (Penguin Books, 1990) describes it as "a fragment of the old Burgh Buildings of 1803".<br />
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Just as well that I did venture down Pleasance Street as I might not have found the next building, Burgh Hall, which due to poor map reading I had assumed to be further north that it is.<br />
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The building, on Pollokshaws Road, dates from 1898.<br />
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Not an architectural gem, but nevertheless with its own clock, is Shawlands Bowling Club also on Pollokshaws Road. New members welcome, so why not have a go.<br />
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Onwards to Kilmarnock Road, and to Finlay's bar on the corner of Millwood Street.<br />
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Back onto Pollokshaws Road, and at the junction with Langside Avenue we find two clocks on opposite sides of the road. On the west side is that of Di Maggio's:<br />
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And on the east side is the clock on what now appears to be called the butterfly and the pig, but is located in the old Corona Bar which dates from 1913.<br />
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But of course I am more interested in the clock on Wearwell Upholstery at the junction with Overdale Gardens (not actually true as it is a fine monument which is well worth a visit).<br />
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Just a little further up the road, and another tip-off from "Glorious Glasgow" is the Battlefield Rest. Although sounding much more dramatic that it actually is (with images of exhausted knights, massive war horses, and piles of armour stacked up against the walls) it is still an interesting building.<br />
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The building was, in fact, originally a tramcar shelter of 1915, and now a restaurant.<br />
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Time now for some big tall stuff. This is (or rather was) Pollokshields West Free Church on Shields Road (and I have to be careful to differentiate my Pollokshaws from my Pollokshields, which are next door to each other).<br />
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The church dates from 1879, but is now the Rowandale Nursing Home. I wonder if any of the residents climb the tower?<br />
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Looking down Shields Road towards the city centre, we can see another big tall pointy thing. This time it is Pollokshields Church on the corner of Albert Drive, dating from 1878.<br />
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Back now into the city centre. On New City Road, just within the M8 "ring" is Dundas Court.<br />
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This was build in 1837 as Scotland's first teacher training college. It was originally the Free Normal Seminary, the becoming the Dundas Vale Teachers' Centre, and I am not sure what it now is.<br />
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Another Italian eatery, this time Via Italia.<br />
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And finally, a standard Rolex clock on Watches of Switzerland on Buchanan Street / Sauchiehall <br />
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I get the feeling that there are a lot more clocks lurking in the suburbs of Glasgow, so I had better start planning a longer return visit.<br />
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My visits this year were not picked for their clock interest, so I have included some clocks seen along the way as well as ones at the specific locations.<br />
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The first is a glimpse of Holy Trinity on Marylebone Road, a John Soane church of 1828.<br />
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The next exhibit is from a tour of Piccadilly station. There are several ordinary clocks around the ticket hall concourse, and then there is this oddity.<br />
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This shows the time anywhere in the world, with the focus of course on London, including the hour's difference during British Summer time.<br />
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The clock is still functioning mechanically, but no longer keeps good time. But as everyone passing seems to ignore it, perhaps this doesn't really matter.<br />
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Piccadilly Circus station was opened in 1906, but the clock dates from when the below surface booking office was completed in 1928.<br />
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The next clock is also from an Open House visit, and would not normally be accessible to the general public. But once year I allow them to be included in this blog. The clock in question is in one of the meeting rooms in the Royal College of General Practitioners on Euston Square.<br />
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Now to St Saviour's in Pimlico, which somewhat confusingly is on St George's Square. I haven't explored this part of London before, so it is the first time that I have come across this church. Which, if you are interested, was consecrated in July 1864.<br />
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Next is a clock of which I am familiar, but not from this vantage point.<br />
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The building in Buckingham Palace Road now houses the National Audit Office, but was originally completed in 1939 as the central London terminus of Imperial Airways.<br />
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And now another new church to me. This is St Barnabas, just off Pimlico Road. This church dates from 1850.<br />
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Eventually it is time to go home, starting from Sloane Square underground station. One interesting fact about this station is that the Westbourne River is carried in a huge pipe (not shown in the pictures below) across the platforms.<br />
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The first one in the bag is the modern building of Dove House Hospice on Chamberlain Road.<br />
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It is always nice to see clocks fitted to newer buildings. And this is a nice example - a classic design with bold, clear numerals. Nothing fancy, but a clock from which it is easy to tell the time at a glance.<br />
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Of a slightly older era is the shopping centre of the Garden Village.<br />
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This planned urban development of around 600 houses was largely funded by Sir James Reckitt to provide worker accommodation for the nearby factory, in the mould of other settlements for Cadbury's in Birmingham and Rowntree's in York.<br />
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The estate was built between 1908 and 1913. The shopping centre itself, now unfortunately being converted into private residences, was built in 1909.<br />
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Just up the Holderness Road is East Park. This is a fabulous open space of 130 acres, originally opened in 1887 to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. It includes feature such as a boating lake added in 1913, and a splash boat of 1929.<br />
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Back down the Holderness Road towards the city centre, and the modern shopping development that is the Mount Retail Park.<br />
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And so finally we reach the last stop on our tour of Hull. This is the Lee's Rest Houses on Anlaby Road.<br />
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This is an impressive development of retirement homes built 1912 - 1915, and funded by the will of Dr Charles Alfred Lee.<br />
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Confronted by the gates I wasn't sure whether there was public access, so I am grateful for the resident who invited me into the grounds.<br />
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The clock tower is situated on the central reading room.<br />
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The clock maybe fairly standard, but this development is one of Hull's hidden gems.<br />
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So we have to say goodbye to Hull, and wish the city well for the remainder of its time of UK City of Culture.<br />
<br />Clock Masterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02271336079880332966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478486522972042808.post-51262062343221336282017-09-03T20:58:00.001+01:002017-09-03T20:58:38.231+01:00Hull (Part 3)In Part 3 we break away from the city centre, and go to parts that most tourists wouldn't go to. In the middle of the day it is amazing how many roads you can find with no other or very few pedestrians on them - mainly the roads through industrial areas.<br />
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So let's start off with a bit of dereliction. This sorry looking building is on the corner of Cannon Street and Caroline Street. I believe that this was the engineering works of Rose, Downs &Thompson.<br />
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Its clock has certainly seen better days.<br />
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And then amongst all the mess of commercial development, you come across a gem such as this.<br />
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This is Northumberland Court of 1886 at the end of Northumberland Avenue. The design is a bit bonkers in its own right, and seems even unusual in its industrial setting. But we're glad it is there.<br />
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Moving westwards to join the Beverley Road, our next sighting is this small-scale grandeur. Located on the corner of Pendrill Street, this was formerly the Hull Savings Bank and was built in 1901.<br />
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The clock clearly identifies itself of being by Potts of Leeds, and also dated as 1901 by "Potts of Leeds" by Michael S. Potts.<br />
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On the opposite side of the main road is this painted clock on the side of what was Stepney railway station of 1853. The trackbed now forms a cycle route.<br />
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Time to head south via Chanterlands Avenue. This is the Hull Sports Centre, with its pavilion clock.<br />
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Also on Chanterlands Avenue is this building. Now a branch of Sainsbury's, it was once Jacksons & Sons Ltd. Such a firm is listed by "Potts of Leeds" as having a clock installed in 1928. Was this the building that is referred to?<br />
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Hymers College sits at the end of Hymers Avenue, and the original building with its clock tower dates from 1893.<br />
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Just round the corner at the junction of Spring Bank and Princes Avenue is this rather less grand clock tower on Pearsons.<br />
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Our first port of call, so to speak, is the Humber Ferry booking office in Nelson Street.<br />
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The ferry ceased operating when the Humber Bridge was opened in 1981, which at the time was the longest single-span suspension bridge in the world.<br />
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The current clock would seem to date from 2002.<br />
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One thing I noticed about Hull was the large number of public toilets, not all still in use, across the city. A fine block (see below) is situated near to our starting point, and we pass a subterranean facility as we head northwards across the dual carriageway (A63) to our second point of call...<br />
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...which is Holy Trinity on Market Place, although it now seems to be referred to as Hull Minster.<br />
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The Pevsner guide to Hull refers to this building as "among the greatest of the great town churches of medieval England". The church dates from around 1300 and, like most of its age has undergone numerous alterations and refurbishments since, including a restoration in 1860 - 78 by Sir George Gilbert Scott.<br />
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The clock dates from 1772, with four dials added in 1840.<br />
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...even if it does make things go a bit wobbly.<br />
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Adjacent to the church, on its north side, is Trinity Market. This has recently been refurbished, and looks like it is still finding its new feet. It all feels a bit antiseptic at the moment.<br />
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So lets press northwards, past one of the greatest street names ever (Land of Green Ginger), past the Guildhall covered in Part 1, and onto the High Street. And as promised in Part 1, we visit we former Dock Offices of 1820.<br />
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This one is North Bridge, a substantial structure which carries the A165.<br />
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Retracing our steps back over the bridge brings us into the northern part of the city centre.<br />
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The Hull Business Training Centre is a bit tucked out of the way on the corner of Grimston Street, and I was really not expecting to find a clock here. But that is the beauty of clock hunting - you never know when you might come across a fine specimen.<br />
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If you are familiar with this blog, you will know that I like simple designs on modern buildings - they look so much better than replica Victorian clocks in this type of setting.<br />
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So I was also pleased to find this next one on the Central Library on Prospect Street. The original library building dates from 1901, but this more modern extension was completed in 1962.<br />
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And behind the library is another toilet block.<br />
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At the end of Prospect Street at its junction with Ferensway is a rare example of a floral clock, set out in the pattern of, of course, the City of Culture logo.<br />
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It is not actually easy to tell the time due the angle of planting and its location next to a busy road junction. It is probably best seen from the top of a double decker bus (as are so many things).<br />
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The weather vane is the clue to the identity of our final building.<br />
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Although now signed as the Marina Recreation Centre, this is the Ellerman Wilson Warehouse on the corner of Kingston Street and Commercial Road.<br />
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The Ellerman Wilson Line was once a major shipping company, with a large fleet of both passenger and freight vessels. It is a shame that its warehouse is reduced to being an indoor bowling centre and (oh please save us from) fat conversions.<br />
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<br />Clock Masterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02271336079880332966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478486522972042808.post-22340632298191140682017-08-18T22:40:00.001+01:002017-08-18T22:40:15.249+01:00Hull (Part 1)Kingston upon Hull, normally known as Hull, is an oft-forgotten city, being on the road to nowhere else. But this year it is the UK City of Culture, so consider this my contribution to the artistic activities.<br />
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Before we delve into the clocks, I must say that the city is making a fine job of its City of Culture status, with a huge range of activities and an army of volunteers who are fantastic ambassadors for the area. For further information see www.hull2017.co.uk.<br />
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Hull Trains let me down by cancelling my booked service, but I got there eventually by means of Grand Central trains and a coach.<br />
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Arrival is at Paragon station, which originally dates from the 1840s, with the current buildings dating from 1904. The only clock on the concourse is this small clock tower, which I assume is a relatively recent addition.<br />
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Near it is a replica Gipsy Moth, recording the aviation feats of local hero Amy Johnson. Also to be seen are the blue hoardings around the building works, which at times including ear-splitting drilling noise. Not currently the place for quiet reflection.<br />
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Coming out of the station, we are met with another clock, with House of Fraser in the background.<br />
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A nice simple clock with clear Arabic numerals, which looks really good in the sunshine.<br />
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We move into the city centre, passing the Grand Buildings on Jameson Street. Nothing very grand about the building, but I will let that pass as it has both a clock and a branch of Waterstones.<br />
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Moving on, this is Queen's House on Paragon Street, dating from 1952 as Hull started to be re-built after extensive bombing damage during the war.<br />
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The Maritime Museum stands proudly and elegantly on Queen Victoria Square.<br />
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This building was originally the offices of the Hull Dock Company, built in 1868-71, and replacing offices on the High Street which we will come to in Part 2. This newer building was converted into a museum in 1975. If you get a chance to visit the museum before the 24 September, make sure that you watch the video in the "A Common Foe" exhibition, a powerful piece about the interaction between the Hull and Icelandic fishing industries.<br />
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On the other end of the building is this massive and magnificent mosaic by Alan Boyson from 1963. It has recently been turned down for listing by Historic England and so with BHS being empty it is currently under threat.<br />
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Going back to the other end, there is a face-off (dial-off?) between the ex-BHS clock and an ex-Lloyds bank clock on the other side of the road.<br />
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This is a beautiful clock in its simple design and glorious colour scheme. I just hope that it is retained by the new owners of the building.<br />
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We are now in Queen's Gardens, which until 1930 was part of the dock complex. The impression of the dock is retained by the gardens being sunken a few feet below the surrounding streets.<br />
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Whilst the gardens, designed by Frederick Gibberd, are pleasant, the Gosschalks building on the north side is totally uninspiring, with a clock added as a bit of an afterthought. Gosschalks are a commercial law firm.<br />
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<br />Clock Masterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02271336079880332966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478486522972042808.post-78899990194009026392017-07-25T22:33:00.001+01:002017-07-25T22:33:36.687+01:00The Road to DitchlingBraving the dark world that is Southern trains, I ventured off to Ditchling on Saturday. Not the biggest place on the planet, with only 2,000 residents, Ditchling is best known for its artistic and typographic connections, and more recently for its Museum of Art + Craft.<br />
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Ditchling, in East Sussex, was for a time the home of Eric Gill, one of Britain's best sculptors and typographers, and to Edward Johnston the typographer. Ditchling is thus the birth place of both the Gill Sans typeface and of the Johnston typeface used on the London Underground.<br />
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(For an excellent introduction to both typefaces, see the recent book "Johnston & Gill - Very British Types" by Mark Ovenden [Lund Humphries, 2016])<br />
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As the museum is currently holding an exhibition on the work of Eric Gill, it was time for a visit.<br />
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The typeface of the sign is of course Gill Sans.<br />
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Rail access to Ditchling is via Hassocks station, across the border in West Sussex, and then a pleasant 20 minute walk to the village.<br />
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The station, rebuilt in 2013, has no clock, and so the first (of very few) clocks seen on the road to Ditchling is at Hassocks Infant School.<br />
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The clock was installed to commemorate the millennium, although is a standard design and is now slightly obscured by its deteriorating cover.<br />
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Along the road is the cricket pitch behind the Keymer community centre.<br />
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The view of their clock is a bit distant as I didn't want to traipse across their nice grass, especially for what is a fairly plain clock.<br />
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The third and final clock is on St Margaret's church in Ditchling. The current building dates from the 12th century, but is built on a much older site of worship.<br />
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<br />Clock Masterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02271336079880332966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478486522972042808.post-67468452167840903442017-06-13T21:35:00.001+01:002017-06-15T20:22:25.268+01:00StokeI have never quite got to grips with the concept of Stoke-on-Trent, which is a major city in the form of six towns amalgamated together. Sort of. Going there for the first time on a flying visit didn't really help, and I think you would need to stay in the city for several days just to get your head around the basic geography.<br />
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It has the industrial heritage / decline of so many cities, but without much of the shiny new redevelopment. As Matthew Rice says in the introduction to his excellent book on the city*, "Stoke should be lovely but it's not".<br />
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[* "The Lost City of Stoke on Trent" - Matthew Rice. Frances Lincoln Ltd (2010)]<br />
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This posting is confined to just one of the six towns (unless I inadvertently strayed into another) - Hanley, which forms what can be seen as the city centre.<br />
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Our first clock is on the side of Lloyd's Bank in Fountain Square.<br />
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The back of the clock gives its date away as being 1936.<br />
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Just around the corner in Market Square is the Girobank clock.<br />
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As can be seen by the plaque at the base of the column, the clock was presented by Girobank in 1988. Perhaps someone will celebrate its 30th birthday next year.<br />
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One of the things I like about Stoke is that it brings together into one building the two "W" signed retailers that I often confuse from a distance - Waterstones and Wetherspoons.<br />
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The building in question is The Tontines, a former meat market opened in 1831. The market closed in 1987, and the building eventually ended up as a bookshop and pub.<br />
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The Wetherspoon's side of the building is called The Reginald Mitchell. Mr Mitchell was the aeronautical engineer for Supermarine Aviation, and is of course famed for designing the Spitfire. Born in 1895, he attended Hanley High School. I am happy to raise a pint or two to Reginald Mitchell.<br />
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From aircraft to airwaves. Net up is the home of BBC Radio Stoke on Cheapside. I like the design of the building, although the clock is a bit out of character.<br />
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Now it is not often you see a fish and chip shop with its own clock - I think this is the first example I have come across.<br />
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The Venus Fish Bar is on Lichfield Street, and comes complete (or perhaps that should be incomplete) with a one-handed clock. I am guessing that this building original housed something different - does anyone know?<br />
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But a one-handed clock is better than one with none at all!<br />
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This is St John the Evangelist on Town Road, a Grade II* listed building built in 1790. It is now empty and hemmed in by the Intu shopping centre.<br />
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And finally, not a very exciting clock, but a very standard post office on Leek Road.<br />
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One day I hope to come back and cover the whole of Stoke-on-Trent. Perhaps if it becomes City of Culture in 2021 which it is bidding for.Clock Masterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02271336079880332966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478486522972042808.post-62147010170440209732017-06-08T22:08:00.001+01:002017-06-08T22:08:12.057+01:00CreweCrewe is a town which grew up around the railway works and station, with its connections to many parts of the north-west. In the 40 years from 1831 to 1871, the population rose from 70 to 40,000.<br />
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There is a longish walk from the railway station to the town centre, and it is perhaps not an encouraging sign when the first clock is at the funeral directors Joseph O'Connell (the station itself being devoid of a timepiece).<br />
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This is on Mill Street, and on this occasion in the light rain.<br />
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The writing on the clock face reminds us that time is precious.<br />
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This clock is locally known as Big Bill, and was installed in April 1957.<br />
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I have seen reports that this whole building complex could be demolished, which in my view would be madness as I is the only nice bit of the town centre.<br />
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The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) funded this next building, which was originally opened as a cheese market. It is now a general market hall.<br />
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Crewe certainly owes much to the railway. As well as the cheese market, the LNWR also provided an endowment towards the building and upkeep of Christ Church.<br />
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The church was built in 1843, although the tower was not added until 1877.<br />
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From religion to education. The Cheshire campus of the Manchester Metropolitan University can be found on Crewe Road.<br />
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I was alerted to the possibility of a clock here by an old photo of another building on the campus. That other building no longer has a clock, but instead I found this:</div>
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Crewe Road turns into Nantwich Road as it passes the station. And on Nantwich Road we come across this next shop. Nothing to do with clocks, but those familiar with the recent naming of UK research ships will know why I have included this picture. And it was not until I was looking at the photos later that I noticed the other quirky signs e.g. the park your giraffe here notice.<br />
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Anyway, a little further down the road we get back to our theme, with this clock on the premises of John Pass the jewellers.<br />
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Onwards to Queen's Park, another legacy of the London and North Western Railway whose main works were nearby. The entrance to the park is dominated by this lovely clock tower.<br />
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The park itself celebrates the 50th anniversary of the LNWR and Queen Victoria's Jubilee, hence the relief portrait below.<br />
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The tower is 10 metres high, and includes a timepiece manufactured by local clockmaker Mr Blackhurst.<br />
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This is now known as Webb House, as proclaimed by the "For Sale" sign by the gate, but the building itself tells of its original use - Webb Orphange. This was opened in 1912 following a bequest from Francis William Webb, the Chief Mechanical Engineer of (yes, you've guessed it) the LNWR.<br />
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The orphanage closed in March 1961, but thankfully the building (and clock tower) survives.<br />
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Morrisons supermarket is built on part of the old railway works site - I assume that is why this railway feel clock tower was installed.<br />
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And there is no getting away from the railway in this posting. The Flying Scotsman was being stabled at Crewe Heritage Centre for a couple of days between duties, and so unusually the site was opened during the week.<br />
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I wouldn't normally include these "Paddington Station" clocks (I had passed one on a house on the way the Morrisons and didn't bother top take a picture), but I have relented this time as it is on the platform of the centre's miniature railway.<br />
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On to the big trains. This is the prototype Advanced Passenger Train, which was once carried the high hopes of British Rail but is now a museum piece.<br />
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And of course I couldn't not include a photograph of the Flying Scotsman.<br />
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Back to clocks. This can be found in on of the three signal boxes in the Crewe Heritage Centre.<br />
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Not a particularly exciting clock, but the row of shiny signal levers is a sight worth seeing.<br />
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I had been trudging round Crewe all morning, so I thought I would take a short-cut through Tesco's car park rather than going on the road which takes you round three sides of the building. Which was a good move as I spotted the clock.<br />
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The clock is well-hidden from the road by trees - the photo below is the view from the highway. Not surprising then that I hadn't seen the clock on the way past earlier despite thinking to myself that such a large Tescos might have one.<br />
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The following two photos are shots taken through the security fencing into Crewe Alexandra's football ground in Gresty Road.<br />
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Back now to the opening theme of this posting - funeral directors. This time we are in the north of the town on Badger Avenue.<br />
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And finally, on the southern extremity of the town at the roundabout joining Weston Way with University Way is Rookery Wood Farm. Although clearly not a farm, but some form of eatery.<br />
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Walking up from the station along Pillory Street, we come across the jewellers of C H Moody & Son, which sports the standard Rolex clock.<br />
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Nantwich's library was once in Pillory Street, with the building now used as a museum. The current library is on Beam Street, with its rear wall facing the bus station. And hence this has been put to use to provide a clock for bus passengers, as well as decorating an otherwise blank wall. Well done to the planners.<br />
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Nantwich town centre has many fine buildings, but the gem has to be St Mary's church.<br />
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This Grade I listed church dates from the 14th century, with restoration by the renowned architect George Gilbert Scott in the 19th century.<br />
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Looking down instead of up, I saw this in the pavement on Hospital Street. I am not sure what the clock motive is all about, but it might be reference to the Millennium Clock.<br />
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After walking around the town, I was need of some refreshment from a local hostelry. A pint of Ruddles always goes down well. Anyway, it was I good time to do a quick internet search for clocks in Nantwich. And the one that came up was the Millennium Clock which I hadn't seen. Luckily it was said to be in Cocoa Yard, almost opposite to where I was sitting.<br />
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And so here it is, the Nantwich Millennium Clock.<br />
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It is not actually that easy to tell the time from this clock - you have to look quite closely, so no good for a quick glance as you hurry by.<br />
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So, Nantwich - nice little town, five clocks.Clock Masterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02271336079880332966noreply@blogger.com0