Clock, Jesus Church, Troutbeck, Cumbria, UK
Posted by: bill&ben
N 54° 25.033 W 002° 54.377
30U E 506081 N 6029947
The clock on Jesus Church was erected to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Jubilee in 1887
Waymark Code: WM9MMR
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/05/2010
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The clock was erected by public subscription in 1887 to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Jubilee. Each face of the clock bears the date an there is a plaque in the church tower that reads
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN COMMEMORATION OF
QUEEN VICTORIA’S
JUBILEE
THE CLOCK IN THIS TOWER
WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION
AD 1887
The clock strikes on the original church bell, dated 1631 and inscribed JESUS BE OUR SPEED.