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Taken when this fixture of Strand beachfront was still in good repair. It was later neglected and fell into disrepair. But recently a group of private citizens got together to refurbish it. The broken clock was replaced with a digital one and the tower was freshly painted.
Koma 400 day clock, olden quartz movement. Every thing was made to resemble that of a true mechanical model except it was run on battery
Only Time will tell and every clock tells a story....
The problem with clock is, once you got two they start to multiply..
It all started when I acquired my first clock a 1960's jap 7-day wall clock from a colleague of mine by the name of Wong Mun Lai, a clock collector
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It was a non-working clock which I wanted to hang up for display. After a while, I felt something amiss. A clock is not a clock if it does'nt work! So I took it apart and do some fixing, to my surprise I managed to get it ticking again ! I was totally fascinated From there I got my second, third and so on....
My favourite has to be the 400 day clock
Amazing time piece and fun to repair Next in line is those of the electromechanical design type
I love the working principles
At the time of writing, my collection is still growing....but has grind to a halt as my interest is now focus on nature photography
Part of my "250 years in Chester" set.
In 1872 the local architect John Douglas was asked to prepare a number of designs by Hugh Grosvenor who was at that time the 3rd Marquess of Westminster. The Marquess offered to pay half the cost of the project but the Chester Improvement Committee would not allow any council funds for it, and the scheme came to nothing. The idea was revived to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1896. At this time the 1st Duke of Westminster suggested that the city should support Queen Victoria's Jubilee Institute of Nurses. Other ideas suggested at the time were a statue of Queen Victoria in the Town Hall square, or a clock in the Town Hall tower.
A committee was set up and, despite early support for the Queen's Institute and for general festivities, it was finally decided to erect a memorial tower and clock on Eastgate. John Douglas was again invited to prepare a design. His first design was for a stone structure costing £1,000 (£84,000 as of 2012). However a wooden model showed that this would restrict the daylight to the neighbouring properties. In October 1897 a meeting of the subscribers to the fund (who had by that time raised nearly £651 (£55,000 as of 2012), carried a motion to erect a light iron-work structure containing a clock. John Douglas prepared a new design which was approved in March 1898.
The clock mechanism was made by J. B. Joyce & Company of Whitchurch, Shropshire, who until 1974 supplied a technician to travel to Chester each week to wind it. The cast iron inscriptions on the clock were made by the Coalbrookdale Iron Company. The ironwork for the tower was made by the firm of James Swindley of Handbridge; James Swindley was John Douglas's cousin. The official opening of the clock was performed on 27 May 1899, which was Queen Victoria's 80th birthday.
However the date is bears is 1897?
I've lived in Chester for almost 40 years (my whole life) and never taken a photo of this before. This is the second most photographed clock in Britain, if not the world. To me it's as much background as the sky, hardly noticed but always there.
The little town of Gosport, Indiana has a population of roughly 700 people, and it's a very picturesque little town in Southern Indiana.
Unvielled by Prince Charles in 2000, this is the sorry edifice that is Gainsborough's Millenium Clock, sandwiched in a sorry area between the bus station and the dole office.
I wonder how many of these clocks there are, dotted around the UK?
Astronomical clock, Staré Město, Prague, Czech Republic.
The clock consists of an astronomical dial, representing the position of the Sun and Moon in the sky, "The Walk of the Apostles", a clockwork hourly show of figures of the Apostles and other moving sculptures; and a calendar dial (part shown here) with medallions representing the months.
I had two weeks off work over Xmas/New Year's. A great time to catch up on projects that had been neglected. I did the entire Chronomulator project (flickr set) and finally finished the DMM Clock project (flickr set).
and end up with a 4 digit nixie clock using NL-5440A tubes. Used the same circuit and code as the other 4 digit clock from bruno.netstrefa.com.pl/radio/projekt/nixieclock/index.htm
At the Orchid Plaza, Singapore Botanic Gardens.The steel artwork sculpture was designed by Eng Siak Loy (1998).
Following on from my previous photo this is a view looking in the other direction [out to sea]. The space created is impressive but we almost had it to ourselves Maybe it attracts more people when the weather is warmer. I was shooting against the low winter sun.
Taken in Weymouth and the picture is very busy with lights, car trails, traffic lights, laser lights, street lights as well as the Clock. The clock and the traffic lights are part of a 'control' theme. We are dominated by time and the traffic lights control safety and order. Week 3 - Controls