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Kirkbean church clock, Scotland

September 26, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Kirkbean Parish Church in Dumfries and Galloway, is said to have been designed by William Craik, sometime Laird of Arbigland.

kirkbean1 203x152 Kirkbean church clock, Scotland

Kirkbean church, Dumfries and Galloway

It is currently occupied by The Church of Scotland.

The tower on the west wall is of two lower stages, 1776, with a Diocletian window in its second stage, and two upper stages added in 1836 are by Walter Newall.

The church or kirkyard at Kirkbean has had pre-1855 monumental inscriptions transcribed and indexed and these will be added to the local history website to assist those carrying out their family history research.

Kirkbean church clock

The church and graveyard is Grade: B listed- Date Listed: 4 November 1971

Further information – Visit Scotland -

Details on the building of the church in 1774

OS Reference: NX980592

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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.

annan burns clock2 203x152 Robert Burns clock, Annan

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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Lochmaben Town Hall clock

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February 14, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Hidden slightly by a statue to Robert Bruce is the clock on the Town Hall, Lochmaben, Scotland.

Lochmaben Town Hall clock

The town hall was built in 1723 and enlarged in the late 1800′s.

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Arthuret Parish Council clock, Longtown Cumbria

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January 31, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Arthuret Parish Council Clock, Longtown Cumbria

Unveiled on the 12 March 2000 this clock on the High Street in Longtown is in memory of Councillor Allan Forsyth.

A small plaque beneath the clock describes something of the history of why the clock is here.

longtown clock sign 203x152 Arthuret Parish Council clock, Longtown Cumbria

Plaque below clock in Longtown, Cumbria

The clock has two faces which look up and down High Street in Longtown.

When we visited, January 2010, two times were being shown depending on what face you looked at. This may indicate that the clock is worked from two separate mechanisms or may have some other faults.

Longtown is right at the edge of England and Scotland. It is around 6miles from Carlisle on the A7