Sorry Bhatti, I have nothing like the striking mechanism GHere are some pictures in first picture the flywheel has come off at top and bottom is still there
Have you heard it chime at all
In the thread below there are two photos of this place in Northfield. There are others in another thread. It is interesting to note that in many street photos on the Forum a clock can be seen.
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/for...ur-old-street-pics.41947/page-104#post-588508
The pic has since been dated between 1904 to 1907Small Heath Library on Green Lane with Little Green Lane on the left. Unfortunately no date.
These were once an important feature of the street landscape. But nowadays they've become less so. I expect many may even have disappeared from our streets, but some lovely examples remain. Once clocks could be found in many places; on civic buildings, factories or stand alone at important crossroads. This lovely example was on Corporation Street, above Nathan's the jeweller's shop and/or pawnbrokers. It's one I often used in the past as I waited for buses just outside the shop. A delight to look up and see. Viv.
Another look at the clock in this pic on the old Post & Mail building, it was quite a novelty at the time but probably would not receive a second glance these days with all the digital things we have to play with.
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Pic link from Birmingham Post archive.
I notice the link to the pic in post#64 has gone down so I have edited the actual pic into the post.OM back in the 60's while serving my apprenticeship , I along with a sparks wired up the part of the digital clock that faced down towards Snow Hill, Constitution Hill etc , so I only hope Lyn (Astoness) looked at it regularly . The master clock that controlled the read out was about 2' high and 1' wide all clocks throughout the P&M were connected to this so there was never any difference between the clocks
OM back in the 60's while serving my apprenticeship , I along with a sparks wired up the part of the digital clock that faced down towards Snow Hill, Constitution Hill etc , so I only hope Lyn (Astoness) looked at it regularly . The master clock that controlled the read out was about 2' high and 1' wide all clocks throughout the P&M were connected to this so there was never any difference between the clocks
sorry john i have no memory of that clock...how long was it there for
lyn
I think it did the time and temperature tooIt was at the top of the Birmingham Post and Mail tower for forty years a digital readout
I think it did the time and temperature too
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A clock spotted today. I was standingat the Metro stop in Bull street