Scott Memorial Clock - Roath Park, Cardiff, Wales.
N 51° 30.395 W 003° 10.497
30U E 487857 N 5706175
The four sided clock stands atop a monument to Scott of the Antarctic. Captain Scott, set sail in 1910 aboard the S.S.Terra Nova, never to return to Cardiff, Capitol of Wales.
Waymark Code: WMRQH9
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/24/2016
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In June 1910, Captain Robert Falcon Scott set sail from Cardiff on his tragic expedition to the Antarctic. Berthing in Cardiff docks for six days as an acknowledgement of the considerable financial support raised locally in the Welsh Capitol.
Three years after his death in 1912, the people of Cardiff were presented with a monument to Scott in Roath Park lake, in the form of a Clock tower.
The Clock was made by John Smith Clockmakers of Derby in 1917 & is over 40 inches across. The 4 open faces have Roman numeral figures, train track minute markers, with a star at the centre. The hands & all metal work is painted black, on a snow white background.
A plaque on the side of the tower states that it is dedicated to the memory of Captain Scott and his companions who sailed from Cardiff in 1910 and died in the Antarctic in 1912 noting that they were BRITONS ALL, AND VERY GALLANT GENTLEMEN.
"When Terra Nova returned in June 1913 the ceremonies were of a more sombre nature, Scott and his four companions having lost their lives on their return journey from the South Pole. Terra Nova was restored to her former owner, Bowring Brothers of Liverpool, who agreed to give the ship’s figurehead to the City, at the request of the Parks Committee. The figurehead was placed in Roath Park, on the southern side of the Promenade, where a formal presentation took place on December 8th 1913. Mr F.C. Bowring, in his presentation speech, announced that he wished to donate a clock tower as a permanent memorial to Scott and the 1910 British Antarctic Expedition.
The proposed clock tower became the Scott Memorial, the lighthouse at the south end of Roath Park Lake. The Lake was emptied in 1914 in order to build foundations for the tower, which was completed during 1915. John Smith Clockmakers of Derby produced a clock for the tower. On October 14th 1918 it was officially presented to the City, again by Mr. F.C. Bowring." Text Source: (
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