DEEPEST TONE - Non-Swinging Clock Bell in the Country - Nottingham Council House, Old Market Square - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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N 52° 57.202 W 001° 08.956
30U E 624331 N 5868685
The hour bell nicknamed ‘Little John’ was cast by John Taylor & Co, Loughborough in 1927. At 10 long tons 7 cwt 0 qr 27 lb in weight it is the 5th heaviest in the UK, and the Eb tone has the deepest tone in the country.
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Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/12/2018
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"The hour bell has been nicknamed ‘Little John’ since the building opened. The bell was cast by the world-famous bellfounders John Taylor & Co of Loughborough in 1927. At 10 long tons 7 cwt 0 qr 27 lb (23,211 lb or 10.528 t) in weight (the 5th heaviest in the UK), the Eb tone has the deepest tone in the country."
The strike can be heard for a distance of seven miles.
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"Nottingham Council House is the city hall of Nottingham, England. The iconic 200 feet (61 m) high dome that rises above the city is the centrepiece of the skyline and presides over the Old Market Square (also referred to as the City Centre).
The Council House was designed by Thomas Cecil Howitt and built between 1927 and 1929 in the Neo-Baroque style characterised by the huge pillars that circle the building along with the carvings on the facade. It replaced the former Nottingham Exchange.
Scene in the Old Market Square for the official opening of the Council House, 22 May 1929
The foundation stone (behind the left-hand lion as you approach the building) was laid by Alderman Herbert Bowles (Chairman of the Estates Committee), on 17 March 1927. The building was officially opened by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII and the Duke of Windsor) on 22 May 1929. The total cost of the building at the time was £502,876 (equivalent to £28,060,000 in 2016). By the time the bill was finally cleared in 1981, the total including interest was £620,294.
The building has staged many high-profile occasions; royalty, statesmen and women and stars of the stage and screen have been entertained there and both the F.A. and European Cups have been held aloft from its balcony.
Since Nottingham City Council relocated councillors’ offices to Loxley House in 2010, the Council House is seldom used for day-to-day administrative functions. From April 2011, the building also now serves as the chief Register Office for Births, Marriages and Deaths in the City."
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