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Description: When I noticed this yacht motoring out of the marina towards the harbour entrance recently, I realized that I would have an excellent photo opportunity as it passed the bright red Clock Tower. As I moved into position to take the shot, I noticed that at least thirty other people had the same idea as me, and were now getting ready to take the exact same picture! Damn I thought, this has got to be one of the most photographed buildings in Cape Town, should I even bother taking the pic? I only had about three seconds to procrastinate before the boat moved into position, and fortunately that was enough time to decide that I would ignore all the others and attempt to take the definitive Clock Tower photograph.

Technique: This would have made a great double-image vertical panorama (to include the whole boat), but unfortunately I only had a one second window period to capture the boat before it passed the clock tower.

Note: If the tower appears to be leaning over a little to the left, its because it really is leaning over (by at least 50mm (the width of a cell-phone?))!!

Equipment: Sony DSC-W55

GPS: -33.906143 (Latitude) - 18.421889 (Longitude)

Date: August 2007

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Work started to investigate the clock; by gently removing one face, the mechanism has been revealed as four synchronous motors (one per face) and a very modern control mechanism, certainly far newer than the clock itself. all the control gear is by Smith of Derby, so probably the clock itself is also one of their excellent products. Fortunately, their website has also enabled details of the mechanism to be downloaded, so we can start getting it all working again.

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Clock wise. by Omygodtom

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Sometimes I feel the same way.

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Ocean City, MD

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My desk clock

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A view of the clock as it was lit up for the evening.

Leeds Town Hall was designed in 1853 by Cuthbert Brodrick and opened by Queen Victoria in 1858. Designed as a functional building, it was also meant to be a statement of the city's emeregence as an important industrial centre. Despite the poverty that was rife in Leeds at the time, in 1856 the Council decided that the building needed to be even more impressive and added the clock tower that can be seen in the photo above. The building finally cost much more than the original estimates.

[14612] Doncaster : 47 St Sepulchre Gate by Budby

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47 St Sepulchre Gate, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1897-98.

For the Public Benefit Boot Company.

By Gelder & Kitchen.

Junction of Printing Office Street.

Unlisted.

Labor Omni Vincit - Work Conquers All.

Sir William Alfred Gelder (1855-1941).

Llewellyn Kitchen (c1869-1948).

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Venetian, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

10 by Laetitia Rey

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Clock by David Perkins

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Full photoset at Deaf Pigeon.

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_DSC7470 by Dave McC.

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Edsel Sales & Service

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Chamberlain Clock by Mark Wilson

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The Chamberlain Clock stands at the junction of the Vyse and Frederick Street with Warstone Lane. It was constructed in 1903 to mark Joseph Chamberlain's visit to South Africa. It was unveiled in January 1904 by Joseph Chamberlain's wife. It is now a local landmark and symbol of the Quarter.

Chamberlain had been a resident on Frederick Street and had also helped jewellers through his campaign work to abolish Plate Duties - a tax affecting jewellery tradesmen of the time. The timepiece was originally powered by a clockwork winding handle. It was later adapted to electricity but fell into disrepair and lost its chime. As a result, it was fully restored in 1989.

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a friend's gift from germany

by 1213 1982

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At Miss Pixie's

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Reuters Plaza, Canary Wharf

Reuters Plaza, London [?]

Droste effect by James Bickerton

Baddeley Clock [2] by Ian Simpson

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This clock tower marks the division between Windermere and Bowness-on-Windermere, and was built as a memorial to Mountford John Byrde Baddeley (1843 - 1906) who wrote a series of well regarded walker's guides from the new town of Windermere

The stone inscription on the clock tower reads:

"To preserve the memory of Mountford John Byrde Baddeley

The Thorough Guide

erected by public subscription from friends and admirers in all parts of the British Isles"

clock by mym

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Detail of George Young's 1899 Insurance Office on Perth High Street. Very much a copy of the style of J.J. Burnet in Glasgow.

Now the Council Offices.

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Harleston, Norfolk

xIMG_4724 by roger cook

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Work started to investigate the clock; by gently removing one face, the mechanism has been revealed as four synchronous motors (one per face) and a very modern control mechanism, certainly far newer than the clock itself. all the control gear is by Smith of Derby, so probably the clock itself is also one of their excellent products. Fortunately, their website has also enabled details of the mechanism to be downloaded, so we can start getting it all working again.

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