Known locally as the Rowntree Clock little is known about the history of this tall public clock on Lord Street in Fleetwood, Lancashire.
Rowntree Clock Tower, Fleetwood
The clock has four faces and features a ship wind direction indicator above.
Pavilion on The Mount in Fleetwood, Lancashire.
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April 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Mount is a small hill, overlooking the promenade in Fleetwood, Lancashire.
Pavilion on The Mount in Fleetwood, Lancashire.
With a pavilion at the top it also houses a clock, the bells of which regularly chime out the quarter hours.
During 2007 a firework is thought to have caused a major fire damaging the century old building.
In 1919 Mr Isaac Spencer presented the Clock to the town in memory of the men who died in the First World War
The Mount is the largest of a range of sandhills that once ran along the coastline at Fleetwood.
Originally called Tup Hill or Starr Hill, it was a traditional meeting place before Fleetwood was built.
The original Chinese pavilion on the Mount, also known as Prophet or Temple View, which adorned the summit was designed by Decimus Burton and replaced by the present structure in 1902.
Fleetwood was founded by Sir Peter Hesketh and designed by Decimus Burton, using The Mount as a focal point in his design.
Like the remainder of the Fylde, the land is extremely flat, the highest point being the Mount, the large sand dune in the northern part of the town, from which the original street plan radiated.
The Lanes – Carlisle.
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Made by Magneta, London the clocks at the centre of The Lanes shopping Centre in Carlisle are suspended above the main transit point of the arcade complex.
The Lanes – Carlisle.
Three electric clocks are positioned together on steel supports in a triangle layout.
The Magneta Time Company was a division of the British Vacuum and Engineering Co Ltd from 1947.
University of Cumbria – Clock
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Some say that time is ticking away on the future of the University of Cumbria. This may or may not be true however this clock has seen some changes over it’s lifetime.
University of Cumbria – Clock
Built in the early 1860′s the building was originally a workhouse called the Carlisle Union Workhouse.
The first brick was laid on 13 April 1863 and the architects were Lockwood and Mawson of Bradford. The cost for a building which occupied six acres of a twelve acre site was just £13,500.
The first world war saw the first use of the buildings as a military hospital from October 1917 to June 1919 during which time nearly ten thousand soldiers were treated.
The conversion of the workhouse buildings to serve as a muncipal hospital complementing the Cumberland Infirmary was completed in 1938.
From 1948 the building became the General Hospital for Carlisle, later becoming the City Maternity hospital.
This clock is situated high on the campus building on Fusehill Street, Carlisle.
Further information
North Cumbria University Hospital – NHS Trust
Lancaster Museum Clock, Lancashire.
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Lancaster City Museum currently resides in this fantastic imposing building in the City of Lancaster, Lancashire.
Lancaster Museum Clock, Lancashire.
Formally the site of the old town hall it was built in 1783.
The King’s Own Royal Regimental Museum is located within the City Museum, Market Square, Lancaster.
The Museum is open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm and admission is free. The museum is closed between Christmas and New Year.
Nelson Bridge clock, Carlisle
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With a square face and simple numbers for the hours this clock is to be found on Nelson Bridge with it’s junction with James Street in Carlisle, Cumbria.
Nelson Bridge clock, Carlisle
Little is known about the building to which this clock is attached. Currently it seems to be office space.
