Jubilee Clock Tower, Chester, Cheshire, England
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Meirion
N 53° 11.449 W 002° 53.341
30U E 507415 N 5893502
An ornate clock overlooking Eastgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, England.
Waymark Code: WM3B8A
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/08/2008
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This clock was built to commemorate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897. The clock has four faces each pointing at a cardinal point and each bearing a plate with an inscription.
East - THIS CLOCK WAS ERECTED IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 60th YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HER MAJESTY, VICTORIA - QUEEN AND EMPRESS.
West - ANTIQUI COLANT ANTIQUIM DIERUM.
North - ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION AND COMPLETED AD 1899, H. STOLTERFORTH, M. D. MAYOR.
South - THIS CLOCK WAS PRESENTED TO THE CITY BY EDWARD LLOYD, CITIZEN AND FREE MAN 1897.