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The biggest clock in Europe is in Cergy-Pontoise, the town where I spent two weeks last summer in the home of my French exchange friend, Thomas.
There was this really cool clock I found online that I really wanted for Avi's room, but it was like $60 bucks. So I bought a $5.99 one from Rite Aid and refurbished it with light-resistant cardstock and a permanent marker and glue. Hooray!
Fancy clock over the fireplace. What caught my eye though was the small leaping antelope - I've taken a photograph of the full size golden version which is on the corner of South Africa house, on Trafalgar Square. Sir Herbert Baker, who owned Owletts, designed the High Commission, and was an architect who worked a lot in South Africa and India (also re-designed the Bank of England).
Timo has this great clock at his house. For some reason this 1960s effect was my favourite with the picture.
The Market Clock, still working (but about three minutes fast!) Underneath it, the old Newport Borough Crest.
Granma gave us two clocks to try and remove the electric mechanism from one and fix to the other. here Archie has pulled out all the copper wire and making some tinsel.
Although the clock has the date 1739 the building dates from the early 19th century. It's grade 2 listed ( www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?ui... ) so presumably will be converted into apartments when the area is redeveloped.