I never saw Percy's clock, but if I had I know I'd have been fascinated by those figures around it. Would have enjoyed waiting for the figures to move. Must have fascinated many children tagging along with parents through the Market Hall. Hadn't fully appreciated the size of it. Looks almost as if the Market Office could barely support the weight of it.
Rosie and Nico - never heard of a 'grandmother' clock. We never had any heirlooms like that in our house. It wouldn't have been because there weren't any in the family, but my mum wouldn't have antiques in the house. She was like that all her life, always liked 'new' stuff. But one slight concession she made was a modern version of one of those clocks that sat under a glass done with swinging pendulums. The pendulums were hypnotic. For some reason these clocks became popular again in the 1970s.
Nico love the sound of your pea green clock. Sounds like a one-off. Viv.