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I wish the light had been better for this pair of beautiful Victoriani. At the Triangle in New England, Peterborough. The fountain doesn't work and is in a poor state of repair, but it's a rather elegant little spire of sandstone and granite. I didn't notice a maker's mark but there's a plaque on it with a Latin inscription that I'm currently trying to decipher from another (offline) pic.
I think the latin inscription reads: In / priam memoriam / parentum / marime dilectorum / Josephi et Rebecca / Ball / ???? fontein / filius (?) / et quituor superates / filiaque / dedicant
Very roughly in loving memory of the parents of one Charles Ball, who was vicar of St Paul's church, in the district of New England, just behind me in this shot. The Triangle lies on the southern edge of the district but has become somewhat isolated and inaccessible due to the traffic.
The plaque is very pitted so really needs a brass rubbing to see the text clearly. Odd that no date has been included, but it was erected in 1884.
The clock was recently repaired, I think it's a unique mechanism, but the repairs included covering the faces with Perspex. This has not fared well under the twin onslaught of sun and rain and the faces have become hard to read.
Sorry the Hovis sign is only visible on 'Large', but I figured it was important enough to be recorded in the 'Old British Signs' pool.
The four-faced clock in the Main Concourse at the center of Grand Central sits atop the main information booth. This is a perennial meeting place, and this clock is perhaps the most recognizable icon of Grand Central. Each of the four clock faces is made from opal, and Sotheby's and Christie's have estimated the value to be between $10 million and $20 million.
Supposedly the wisest of birds, this astute little owl found its perch only recently, though the Seth Thomas clock has been in the family since 1864. The bird's presence in this spot is a good reminder since wisdom takes time to acquire. My great grandfather bought the clock when he was seeing military service at Ft. Vancouver, WA, in that year - a pretty wise purchase for a lad of 19, I think. The statuette was cast in India, so I hope it brings me some of the wisdom of the sub-continent. The clock was in my grandmother's possession during my childhood. Then it went to my parents, and now, just this last week, it has come into my care. It's a treasured item and brings many memories.
My agent was just here taking photos of the house for the listing. I took some of my own, because we've done ALOT of work in the past week.
The upper circular component (an astrolbe or simple planetarium) was installed in 1410 and has run more-or-less continuously since then. There are several moving parts, including the outer zodiacal ring and symbols representing the sun and moon whose positions vary with the celestial locations of these bodies. Rumor has it that the craftsman who made this mechanism was blinded so that he could not replicate this invention in any other city. At the top, under the arched portico, a golden rooster crows three times at the conclusion of each hourly episode. On the hour, the two blue doors open to reveal the passage of two sets of 6 carved apostles, added in the 17th century. Four animated statues flank the astronomical clock; the two on the left represent Vanity and Greed, while the two on the right embody Death and Lust. (Prague: Old Town Hall: 19-21 May, 2017)
Another experiment with my small lens while waiting for my Thanksgiving dinner to be served, Everyone is traveling and busy...guess we will eat alone.....kinda nice for a change. This is the top of one of my wife's favorite clocks....a Vienna Regulator. Clocks were my hobby before getting back in cameras.
I guess that's one way to hide an ugly building, and I'd love to rehabilitate the clock with LED backlighting and perhaps some interactivity.
Big Clock - Büyük Saat
Centrum, Üsküdar District, Istanbul, TR
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Shot for Active Assignment Weekly, the monthly theme "Outdoor Clocks".
A fun assignment that learned me to look for something that I was not aware of. Also, I learned that we do not have really beautiful clocks in my part of the world, or at least not to my knowledge. It is the environment that makes them interesting.
The completed longcase (grandfather) clock. It dates from late 18th century and was made by Husband of Hull.
The clock tower and its surrounding plaza serves as the focal point for old downtown Overland Park, Kansas. This is never more true than on Saturday mornings in late spring thru early fall when the adjacent farmers' market is open for business selling locally grown produce. And there's live, free music - often local (Kansas City) jazz stars. Great place to get out and meet people.
Clock Opera play the Summer Sundae Festival, De Montfort Hall, Leicester, 17-18-19 August 2012.
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The Sarajevo Clock Tower is located near the Gazi Husrev Bey Mosque and is one of the largest in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The tower has 76 wooden steps, arranged in a square row, which a muvekit climbs once a week to set the time.
The clock must be adjusted, because it shows the time a la turca (lunar clock). It is believed to be the only one in Europe that shows the time according to the lunar calendar.
This clock shows midnight exactly at the moment of sunset in Sarajevo.
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Hope that this clock will continue to work for the benefit of the people in Gastown, Vancouver. There is smoke in the clock even when it is raining.
The Southern Railway rationalised the railway system in Thanet in the 1920's. This included rebuilding Margate station. They gave it an impressive entrance hall with a nice clock inside above the platform entrance. If you look carefully at the clock itself you can see it is marked 'S.E.R.' - that is South Eastern Railway. Thus it is therefore pre-1899, this being the year the SER was forced to semi merge with its deadly rival, the London Chatham and Dover, becoming the South Eastern and Chatham.