St Mary's Church Clock - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. - Town Clocks on Waymarking.com

St Mary's is the ancient Parish and Civic Church of Nottingham, in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. It is a Grade I listed building, the largest medieval building in the City and an excellent example of the Perpendicular style of architecture. (visit link)

"St Mary's is the oldest parish in Nottingham. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book and is believed to go back deep into Saxon times. The main body of the present building (at least the third on the site) dates from the end of the reign of Edward III (1377) to that of Henry VII (1485-1509). The entire nave was finished before 1475 and it is notable for its uniformity of style.

St Mary's has a wide ministry to many different groups. As well as its civic status it is also the University church for the University of Nottingham and several schools and organisations hold annual services here. In addition to its function as a place of worship, St Mary's is the venue for a wide range of concerts and public performances." Source: (visit link)

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The Clock.
"The lower lights on the east and west faces of the tower are shortened, and the string mouldings uplifted in the centre, so as to form panels for the two dials of the clock. The original clock was made by Thomas Hardy of Nottingham in 1807, later replaced with one by Cope.
The current clock is a 1932 Cope, electric auto-wind, electric chime & strike, ting-tang (2 bell) chime. It was the first of the all-electric Cope clocks ever made and became the Cope standard from 1932 onwards. It was converted from DC to AC in 1959 when the Lace Market was converted.
The east facing clock face has a painted mahogany face and the west face is painted lead. The clock chimes sounded in the tower until 1980 when, with the addition of two new ringing bells and major alterations to the frame, the clock hammers were disconnected.
An earlier clock made by Rowe of Epperstone and sold to Dr Staunton for his church at Staunton for £10, was situated in the window of the south transept." Source: (visit link)

G. & F. Cope Ltd was a clockmaking company, founded by two brothers, George and Francis Cope and based in Nottingham, from 1845 to 1984.
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Status: Working Display: Mounted Year built: Not listed Web link to additional info: Not listed

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