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St Nicholas church clock and tower

St Nicholas church found at Bristol Bridge is a curfew clock and at 9pm would sound 14 times to tell the occupiers living on Bristol bridge to empty their sewage into the river and douse all fires. it is also one of the few church clocks that has an insert seconds dial

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Uploaded on October 6, 2022