St Audoen's Anglican Church Clock - Dublin, Ireland
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Master Mariner
N 53° 20.625 W 006° 16.476
29U E 681427 N 5913973
Sited in the heart of the walled medieval city, St Audoen's Anglican Church is the only remaining medieval parish church in Dublin. The church's tower has a clock face on the north west wall.
Waymark Code: WMQYNN
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Date Posted: 04/16/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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The clock face dates from the 1820s and was fitted to St Audoen's in the 1980s after being removed from St Peter's church that was demolished.

The face, that is painted black, is set into a stone circle on the north west face of the church's tower. The hour and minute marks, coloured gold, are painted directly on to the clock's face. The hands, probably gold at one time, are very simple in design and have a "Home-made" look to them.

Wikipedia has an article about the bell tower that tells us:

The church tower dates from the 17th century. The need to keep this structure in good repair was always a drain on parish funds. It was repaired in 1637, which was paid for by the Guild of St Anne, but in 1669 part of it collapsed onto the roof of the church, and it had to be re-built. The Guild contributed £250 towards the cost of reconstruction. In 1826 the tower was remodelled by Henry Aaron Baker but by the end of the century was again in a dangerous state. Some remedial work was carried out in 1916 after an appeal from the Archbishop of Dublin, but it was not until the major restoration of 1982 that the tower was rendered safe.

The tower houses six bells, three of which are Ireland's oldest bells, dating from 1423. The bells were rung for the Angelus and after the Reformation continued to be rung every morning and evening to call the people to and from their work. Due to the fragile state of the tower they were not pealed between 1898 and 1983. After the tower was strengthened the bells were retuned in 1983. One of them, the tenor, was recast in memory of Alexander E. Donovan (1908-1982), who was closely connected with the church. They are now pealed every week.

The present clock on the church tower came from St Peter's Church in Aungier Street, after this church was demolished in the 1980s. The clock face dates from the 1820s.

Status: Working

Display: Mounted

Year built: 01/01/1820

Web link to additional info: Not listed

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