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Stopped Clocks is a public collaborative project which exists to first document all the stopped clocks in the UK, with the aim being to restore those we can to working order.

Anyone can help, so please send us any information on stopped clocks in your area and by all means post here at the blog.

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Hello The One Show Viewers!

Hello The One Show Viewers!
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Thanks very much for visiting.

I of course hope that you enjoyed the segment on The One Show, and that the next time you see a stopped clock on your travels you'll think of this site - it's an easy one to remember: http://stoppedclocks.com

The thing about this site is that building up a document of all the stopped public clocks in the UK is a gargantuan effort, so it has been my mission for some time to let as many people as possible know about it's existence, in the hopes that together we can really get these clocks documented, and, ultimately, re-started.

If you can, please do take a moment to join the site, just click here and once signup is completed return here to join the group. Common questions you may have such as how to post to the site are covered in this FAQ post.

By all means do get in touch with me directly if you have any questions, feel you can help in some way, or have a story about a stopped clock near you.

Email alfie at stopped clocks dot com

Thanks again for visiting,

Alfie.

Posted by Alfie

11th Dec 2008, 18:39   | tags:,,comments (1)

stopped clock

stopped clock
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Forever Guiness Time

Posted by text

9th Dec 2008, 12:53   comments (2)

Steel's Lane Health Centre

Steel's Lane Health Centre
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384-388 Commercial Road, London E1 0LR

Plaque underneath indicates that the clock was erected by subscription in 1934 as a memorial to Dr Owen Lankester, chairman of ?The East London Children's Hospital, and a popular local doctor:
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/pagerender.fcgi?artid=2444556&pageindex;=1

Posted by PatrickLondon

7th Dec 2008, 17:48   | tags:,,comments (2)

Restored clock, Hill Paul, Stroud

Restored clock, Hill Paul, Stroud
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Restored clock, Hill Paul, Stroud
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Original 5ft copper dial taken down and the numerals traced before the dial was blasted clean then repainted and gold leafed. New gold leafed hands installed with a modern electric mechanism and clock controller for fully automatic summer and winter time changes and alteration after a power failure.

Restored by www.good-directions.co.uk

Posted by Rosalie

1st Dec 2008, 16:31   | tags:,,,comments (0)

Henry Wood Hall

Henry Wood Hall
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Three clock faces, all telling different times (this was taken around 9am). This former church is now a recording studio:

http://www.hwh.co.uk/

Posted by PatrickLondon

30th Nov 2008, 10:43   | tags:comments (5)

Harbour House - Southampton

Harbour House - Southampton
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Harbour House - Southampton
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Both clocks in a very sorry state having even lost their hands and no mechanisms.

Beautiful ornate building now restored to its former glory. The clocks have been re-guilded, new hands and electric mechanisms fitted and back illuminated at night.

Clocks restored by www.good-directions.co.uk

Posted by Rosalie

28th Nov 2008, 16:44   | tags:,,,,,comments (0)

St Ethelburga's Church in London

St Ethelburga's Church in London
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This small but beautifully formed church was bombed by the IRA and virtually ruined. Not only was the clock stopped it was totally destroyed.

Replacement dial manufactured in spun copper with a modern electric mechanism and a control system to link the clock to an electromagnetic hammer, which is once again striking the original bell.

Clock restoration by www.good-directions.co.uk

Posted by Rosalie

28th Nov 2008, 16:18   | tags:,,,,comments (0)

stopped clock at st pancras platform 3

stopped clock at st pancras platform 3
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Posted by Alfie

25th Nov 2008, 07:58   comments (1)