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The machinery inside the clock is a recent replacement of the original workings and is quite a complicated affair described below.
The heart of the Clock is a complicated system of gear wheels
located within a large cruciform metal framework at the center
of the Tower. The true ‘engine’ of the entire timepiece, this can be
broadly divided into 4 distinct sections; along with these there is
the machinery for the astronomical clock face and the workings
of the clock barrels. Also known as ‘clock trains’, these 4 sections
are similar in appearance and basically comprise: a barrel around
which is wound a chain (formerly a rope) to which is attached the
motor weight (100 kgs); an intermediate wheel; a rotating fan that
serves as an aerodynamic brake to regulate the weight’s speed of
descent and thus the interval between clock strokes.
The fans are equipped with a ratchet that makes a very
recognisable sound; this is activated at the end of each series of
strokes and serves to disperse the accumulated kinetic energy
when the rotating mechanism comes to an abrupt halt.
The clock train transmits the impulses which enable the pendulum
to continue its isochronic oscillations. It also comes into play at
fixed intervals to trigger the other trains of wheels and pins.
By means of thin vertical rods, it activates the barrel machinery
every 5 minutes; as a result the minute barrel rotates through 30°
(1/12 of a turn). Every 60 minutes, the hour barrel does the same.
Upon each hour, the train mechanism for the Two Moors is
activated. Two minutes before the hour, the Moor on the right
strikes the bell; two minute after the hour, it is the turn of the
Moor on the left.
This is why the mechanism is described as a ‘re-striking’ one. With
the hammers they hold, each Moor strikes the bell on the top of
the tower a total of from one to twelve blows, depending upon the
hour. Finally, every 12 hours, the 132-stroke train is set in motion.
These 132 ‘meridian’ strokes occur at midday and midnight before
the Moors strike the bell. They are rung by 2 supplementary
hammers placed around the circumference of the bell; the number
of strokes corresponds to that of the strokes hit by the two Moors
in the previous 11 hours. The barrel mechanism also operates the
astronomical machinery via the Moors wheel, which goes through
a complete rotation every two hours, and a 22-tooth pinion. This
latter goes through 12 rotations a day, turning all 264 teeth (22×12)
on the large wheel, which turns the sun clock-hand through one
entire circuit per day.
Finally, via a return mechanism and a long axle under the clock
machinery, the Barrel Mechanism also operates the hour hand on
the clock face giving onto the Mercerie.
The whole thing is driven by means of 5 train mechanisms,
periodically recharged by the raising of the weights.
The pendulum and the anchor escapement regulate the perfect
release of energy, so that the mechanism works in a constant, even
manner. Still perfectly functional, the entire structure dates back
to 1753-57, when Bartolomeo Ferracina significantly modified the
original machinery built at the end of the 15th century by G. Carlo
Ranieri.
It's not the Empire State Building or anything, but being out on the 23rd floor of this clocktower and having the bell go off with your ears 9 feet away... it's like being inside the engines of the space shuttle during takeoff...
Oh, this is the belltower of the D&F Clocktower, Denver...
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--"From the Earth to the Moon" (HBO)
Refurbishment by Allan Murray Architects, 2003-5; project architect: Mark Cousins. Planning Permission & Building Warrant for the Clocktower was granted May 2003; started on site August 2003. The distinctive south elevation of the Clocktower employs large stone crenellations in faux mediaeval style which are grafted on to a red brick industrial box. The proposals respect the fundamental symmetry of the original building and helps reinforce its role as an urban marker with streetscape presence.
Transformation of the former yeast house on the former Scottish and Newcastle brewery site.
I was chatting with my son after showering when my girlfriend Nancy called to tell me the sky was ablaze that evening.
The clocktower had to serve as the site to view the sunset!
This is Clocktower Place (Historic and Luxurious Apartments), condos in Nashua, NH in the former quarters of the Nashua Manufacturing Company on the Nashua River in downtown Nashua, New Hampshire USA. This is the view from Main Srteet.
The History of Nashua, NH USA - 1775 - 1830
After the Indian Wars and until the American Revolution of 1776, Dunstable was mostly a farming community. Corn and Vegetables were grown on the Merrimack/Nashua River intervale. Hay and Orchards were prevalent on the southern side.
Merchants and travelers from outside of town from the north and south used Nashua as a thoroughfare thereby creating a hospitality and entertainment economy. Many taverns and hotels were built along The Great Road (Main Street) such as Tylers Tavern which provided necessary comfort and service.
Daniel Abbot moved to the upper community of Dunstable in 1802. Abbot is a Harvard graduate who soon after opened a law practice here. Abbot quickly became a civic leader who then proceeded to rename Dunstable to "Nashua Village" in a speech given on July 4th in 1803.
Right about the same time, Josiah Griswold Graves, MD became the first physician in town. He became very popular because he had an exceptional ability in diagnosing ailments of his patients.
Nashua was heading towards a full scale industrial makeover. During the 1820's, Abott, along with the Greeley brothers, Daniel Webster and some Massachusetts Industrial Investors formed a coalition to create the first textile mills in Dunstable powering Nashua's Industrial Revolution. Abott had been watching his Harvard counterparts in Massachusetts and knew Dunstable had the water power to begin the Waltham-Lowell venture. He moved forward to begin the industry that would become the socio-economic scene dominating the 1830's - 1860's.
Robert Owen, resident of New Lanark, Scotland is credited with creation of the infant structure of our city. The basis of his landmark design includes the layout of the streets, the mills and their basic architecture, and most importantly; social planning which included how the employees would be treated.
Two men, Nathaniel Appleton and Patrick Tracy Jackson, traveled to New Lanark and studied the designs of Owen. The Owen design made it all the way to Nashua from Scotland; consisting of a mill, worker housing, a school, and a church, all run by the originating mill company. This combined with the mastermind of Francis Cabot Lowell and the energy of Daniel Abbot began the enterprise of Nashua's economic future.
Francis Cabot Lowell, Harvard graduate and math major, traveled to England with the express interest of studying the textile designs of the James Archright Power Loom and creating it's mirror here in the United States. His extended vacation included touring the industries where the loom existed and in essence, formulated the designs in his mind. An extreme form of piracy in that day as the patent for the machine and exporting the technology was expressly prohibited. His textile looms were better than their English predecessors and his fabrics soon found their way into world commerce.
Francis Cabot Lowell - Nathaniel Appleton
The first large company created was the Nashua Manufacturing Company in 1823. Nashua Manufacturing was the first in New Hampshire completed in the full scale Waltham-Lowell design.
The Waltham-Lowell design, including especially the church, met the demands of the New England farmer father as a "socially and morally acceptable" place of employment for their daughters, as they made up the majority of the mill workforce.
For 30 years, tens of thousands of young, single women migrated to the Waltham-Lowell mills and revolutionized women's labor in America, and the world, right here in Nashua!
Mill Girls
Daniel Abbot was a great and powerful force fueling the creation of Nashua's Mills. His passion for growth and success empowered the people to achieve their greatest, evident even
The clocktower at UC Berkeley that towers over the landscape. I've never been up it. Apparently, on a clear day, it gives you an amazing 360 degree view of the San Francisco Bay Area. Sketched the week before classes begin. Bye, bye summer.
A Manchester landmark that has for long appealed to me, looming over Oxford Road Station. Between 1895 and 1987, the terracotta building was the headquarters of the Refuge Assurance Company, the work of architect Alfred Waterhouse, with later additions being provided by his son, Paul. The building is Grade II*-listed. After Refuge vacated the site, the building was transformed into a luxury hotel, initially branded as a Meridien establishment. Since 2017, the building has been known as the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel.
April 2004
Rollei 35 camera
Kodak Elitechrome 100 film.
Hubertusburg is a Rococo palace in Saxony, Germany. It was built from 1721 onwards at the behest of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, and after his death served as a residence of his son Augustus III. The 'Saxon Versailles' is chiefly known for the signing of the 1763 Treaty of Hubertusburg that ended the Seven Years' War. The palace is located in the municipality of Wermsdorf near Oschatz.
Sandhurst Clocktower. The Clock Tower was erected in 1889 to honour Captain Arthur Oakes, a Justice of the Peace who lived in the village
photography © Jeremy Sage
The Clocktower Leica M9 with Tri-Elmar 16-18-21mm. HDR with 5 DNG's More to follow on my blog www.artq.com
yet another shot of the interior of the clocktower in Downtown Denver.... still couldn't tell what time it was from the inside though :)
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--"Bones" (FOX)
The historic clock tower in the small town of Covington, GA that has been made famous by productions such as The Vampire Diaries.
The Jubilee Clocktower, the Esplanade, Weymouth, Dorset. Built in 1887 to mark Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
Established in 1930, this fireproof storage warehouse had a unique feature, a clocktower to illuminate the sky.
Clocktower
This area was closed off for a bit, but we managed to open it up and add a few more rooms and doors. Or at least planning to! This will hopefully be a club/organization area since it leads to the pitch, owlery, dueling room (in process) and the courtyard could be where kids play Gobstones at (also in process).
The animations here are pretty fun to watch when you're aimlessly idling around after role play <3
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I've been getting people IMing me asking me how H:YS has been since me and a group of amazing new friends have taken over December of 2011. I've never got quite the time to sit back and actually look at the work that we've done or the new additions that we've made, but tonight I wanted to take some time off and snap a few shots of them to share with you guys.
We've basically expanded the work done by Hoggy, Light and Jin -- 3 architects who we can't thank enough of. Each of the classrooms have their own interior design now, some new areas have been erected as well as dorms. However, with that in mind, we're still a brand new sim and have a ton to learn and grow from, but our doors are always open to those who love JK Rowling and the world she has created.
A huge thanks to Corwin, Soapie, Jazzy, Juniper and Elidon for being a great admin team to work with. Corwin especially who has kept me sane in times when I feel slightly high on caffeine. The ALOs for their constant hard work on application, the RPDs, Prefects and Professors who have contributed so much ideas and joy to the sim. And finally and most importantly to the members who constantly keep us alive and enjoying what we do. H:YS has been a side of SL I never explored before, and it's taught me a great deal number of things and ventured me off to scripting and building -- things I dabbled with but never seriously done. OH and how can I forget Sue, who's constantly on Skype hearing me moan and groan and scream and wriggle.
So enough blabbing and back to work for me! But I hope we'll hold an OOC preview soon so people can come on in and explore the new areas. Thanks for reading the rambling or looking at the pictures, we hope to keep expanding this place to its fullest potential!
Daniels & Fisher clocktower with a RTD bus streaking towards it..
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--"Commander In Chief" (ABC)
Taken with by P&S Canon G10 at Torquay harbour while waiting for the bus. Hubby was chatting to some friends but I had to ignore them. Well what would you have done? There have been such lovely sunrises and sunsets recently but now it has turned very grey and chilly here in Torquay.
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