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Padiham Town Hall
Dating from 1888 the town hall in Padiham was built of Yorkshire stone in the classical Renaissance style.
Key features include the imposing clock tower topped by a copper dome with a small cupola, the mosaic floors and the ornate ceiling of the council chamber.
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Garstang is a small town just outside of Lancaster in Lancashire.
Garstang Town Hall Clock
Excellent communications links, The Lancaster canal, the River Wyre and more recently the nearby M6 have all helped the prosperity of this market town with a population of around 5000.
The town hall, was rebuilt in 1754 It was topped with a timber cupola with a clock.
A fire in 1938 destroyed the roof, bell tower and clock, which in due course were replaced.
The Town Hall clock had major repairs in 2005-6 at a cost of £16,505.
Further information
Local Garstang website
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The Old Town Hall in the centre of Carlisle features a clock high in a cupola above the building.
A number of stories exist as to why it has 3 clock faces.
One legend suggests that it is not showing the time towards Scotland as a way of saying that the City ‘ does not have the time for Scotland’
No evidence has so far been found to confirm if the clock originally had 4 faces and one has been removed.
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