A single white clock face above the Barclays Bank branch in Barrow in Furness, Cumbria.
Barclays Bank - Barrow in Furness
Situated in the Portland Walk shopping arcade this is a very simple installation.
Ulverston railway station clock
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Ulverston railway station clock
Looking up the approach to Ulverston railway station is the clock featured here.
Ulverston is a market town in south Cumbria.
Built around 1873 Ulverston station was a main station on the Furness line.
Robert Burns clock, Annan
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Above the entrance to the Cafe Royal on the Main Street in Annan is clock in memory of Robert Burns.
The clock can be seen in the top left of the picture above the Cafe Royal
The clock features gold numerals with a green face.
Carved into the stonework below the clock is the following text.
In the year 1792 while staying in the house which occupied this site. Robert Burns wrote the poem The Deil’s Awa’ wi’ th’ Exciseman. 1759-1959
Robert Burns was a poet and lyricist. He is often known as the national poet of Scotland.
Annan Town Hall clock
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Built in 1887 by a local stone mason Annan Town Hall is an imposing building commanding the town centre.
John Graham was the local mason who created this building to replace a building built in 1723.
Annan Town Hall
A building of some sort has been on this site from at least the 16th century.
The clock was gifted to the town in 1900 as Chalmers request.
Below the clock is a recently installed statue of Robert the Bruce.
The plinth for the statue was installed when the building was built however it took until 2010 for the statue to be installed.
The statue cost £43,000 with money raised by the Annan Bruce Heritage Project.
Annan old parish church clock
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The Old Parish Church was built in 1790 with the spire and clock added later when funds became available.
Annan Old Parish Church clock
The church features galleries on three sides with an extension to rear.
The bell tower was added 1801.
The church is currently used by The Church of Scotland.
Platform 2 – Oxford Road train station
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Oxford Rd railway station - Manchester - Platform 2
Made by Gent this small double sided clock tells the time for passengers at a train station in Manchester.
Hanging from the roof above platform 2, Oxford Road Manchester, is a reminder of how analogue time has been replace by bright digital clocks.
The face is starting to become cream in colour and does not appear to be working.
Oxford Road railway station opened in 1849 and was rebuilt in the 1960′s.
It has five platforms
