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Booths supermarket clock, Preston

March 13, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Glover’s Court in Preston is where this clock is to be found.

Booths supermarket clock, Preston

Stretching across the road at second floor level this simple clock is painted in the gold and green of the supermarket chain, Booths.

Some web sites indicate this was the site of a warehouse for the company and at one point contained a firing range.

The recent publication of a national crime map indicated that this area was the most crime ridden in England and Wales, a claim local business people dispute.

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Carnforth Railway Station Clock

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June 13, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Possibly one of the most famous clocks in the UK apart of the clock on the Houses of Parliament is this clock at Carnforth Railway Station.

Carnforth Railway Station clock

The clock is marked “Joyce Whitchurch”, who were probably the suppliers of the clock.

Filming for the film ‘ Brief Encounter’ took place during February 1945. It was directed by David Lean and starred Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson.

The film which was based on a half-hour stage play written by Noel Coward called ‘Still Life’.

Although on the West Coast Main Line Inter-city trains do not stop here.

The Carnforth Station and Railway Trust Company Ltd is a registered charity and was created by a group of local people to save and renovate the historically interesting buildings at Carnforth station. it was formed in 1996.

The clock is hand wound every week