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Completion of Middlesex College brought a new dimension to the campus scene – SOUND. On October 11, 1960 workmen began installation of the clock faces in the tower. Each one weighed 400 pounds and had a diameter of 8 feet. Manufactured by Gillett and Johnston of London England, the bells had a combined weight of over 3 tons and chime in tones EBEFG sharp. In 2007 the bells were decommissioned due to expensive repairs needed to refurbish the bell hammers.
Photo credit London Free Press Collection of Negatives/Western Archives
WWW 1960 32
Completion of Middlesex College brought a new dimension to the campus scene – SOUND. On October 11, 1960 workmen began installation of the clock faces in the tower. Each one weighed 400 pounds and had a diameter of 8 feet. Manufactured by Gillett and Johnston of London England, the bells had a combined weight of over 3 tons and chime in tones EBEFG sharp. In 2007 the bells were decommissioned due to expensive repairs needed to refurbish the bell hammers.
Photo credit London Free Press Collection of Negatives/Western Archives