St Paul's Cathedral - St Paul's Churchyard, London, UK
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N 51° 30.804 W 000° 05.966
30U E 701257 N 5710908
A clock at the south west corner of St Paul's Cathedral.
Waymark Code: WMCCXK
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/23/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
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The clock is located on the tower at the south western end of St Paul's. It is purpose built for the cathedral and is surrounded by intricately carved stone. The hour marks are on a rim, painted black, and inside the rim is a spoke like structure through which the centre spindle protrudes. The hours are marked by traditional Roman numerals and are painted gold. The hands and minute marks are also in gold. At the 12, 3, 6 & 9 positions the numbers 60, 15, 30 & 45 are indicated on the surrounding carving, again in gold.

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Great Paul and the Clock Bells

The South West Tower houses Great Paul, the largest bell in the British Isles, which weighs 16½ tons. Sadly, Great Paul has not sounded for several years because of a broken chiming mechanism. Also in the South West tower are the three clock bells. The largest of these, Great Tom, was cast by Richard Phelps in 1706 and weighs over 5 tons. As well as striking the hours, by tradition Great Tom is tolled on the death of senior members of the Royal Family, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London, the Dean of St Paul's or the Lord Mayor of London. It was last tolled following the death of HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, in 2002.

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Status: Working

Display: Mounted

Year built: 01/01/1893

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