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Robert Burns clock, Annan

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August 16, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

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.

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Annan Town Hall clock

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August 16, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

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.

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Sizzle In, Carnforth

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May 25, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

The Sizzle In is based at 30 Market Street, Carnforth, Lancashire LA5 9JX.

Sizzle In

Unusually for a take away restaurant it has a clock as part of it’s exterior advertising.

Possibly the clock is a remnant from a previous occupier of this building and the take away has had it rebadged.

Let us know if you know the history?

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St Lawrence’s Church, Appleby, Cumbria

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May 25, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

St. Lawrence’s church in Appleby Cumbria is a grade 1 listed building.

The church is said to be of late 12th century foundation and rebuilt late in the 13th after a raid by the Scots

Lady Anne Clifford restored the church in the 16th century .

During the 19th Century some internal redesign took place.

Nothing is known about the clock.

: St Lawrence’s Church, Appleby, Cumbria

: St Lawrence’s Church, Appleby, Cumbria

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Old Market Hall, Whitehaven

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May 24, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

High above the centre of Whitehaven on the west coast of Cumbria is this clock on the former market hall.

Old Market Hall, Whitehaven

Erected in 1880 it was designed by Thomas Lewis Banks.

This building replaced one designed by Robert Smirke who also designed a number of other local buildings. However, is more known the Royal Mint, Tower Hill and the main block and facade of the British Museum.

Currently the building is used as the Tourist Information Centre

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Hartlepool Maritime experience clock

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May 22, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Hartlepool’s Maritime Experience, (formerly known as Hartlepool Historic Quay) is a superb re-creation of an 18th century seaport.

The quayside recaptures the atmosphere of such a seaport, boasting an interesting range of period shops and buildings in authentic architectural styles.

In the foreground of this picture is HMS Trincomalee, the oldest British warship still afloat.

Built in Bombay, India in 1817, the Trincomalee was brought to Hartlepool in 1987, where it has taken over 10 years to restore the ship to her former glory.

The clock sits atop a magnificent two story building ahead of the HMS Trincomalee.

: HMS Trincomalee in the foreground at Hartlepool

: Hartlepool’s Maritime Experience

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Robert Burns clock, Annan

Annan Town Hall clock

Sizzle In, Carnforth

St Lawrence’s Church, Appleby, Cumbria

Old Market Hall, Whitehaven

Hartlepool Maritime experience clock

Wigton Medical Centre – clock

Lowther Castle clock restoration

Blackburn Cathedral clock