Leicester City Centre , England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Leicester Automaton Clock
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 12, 2018
1. Leicester Automaton Clock Marker
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Leicester Automaton Clock. .
The Leicester Automaton Clock. This is a reconstruction based on remains at All Saints' Church, Highcross Street, Leicester, supplemented by documentary evidence. The original carved wood quarter-jacks disappeared many years ago, but traditionally dated back to the early 17th century. In Jacobean costume, they represented heralds. Like its predecessor, this clock operates every quarter-hour, and chimes the hour on the hour. Constructed with the aid of National Lottery funds, and installed in October 1999 to mark the beginning of a new millennium. Allan Mills Millennium Fellow · Kenneth Rose Woodcarver · Christopher Mills Artist · Colin Clarke Engineer Funded by the National Lottery The Millennium Awards · The Royal Society · British Association Promoting Science and Technology , ( small plaque above )
Due to a mechanical fault, the clock is not chiming. The issue is being investigated by specialist and we hope to have it resolved soon. Sorry for any disappointment this may have caused. The original clock can be seen on the side of All Saints Church, Highcross Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 4PH.
The Leicester Automaton Clock
This is a reconstruction based on remains at All Saints' Church, Highcross Street, Leicester, supplemented by documentary evidence. The original carved wood quarter-jacks disappeared many years ago, but traditionally dated back to the early 17th century. In Jacobean costume, they represented heralds.
Like its predecessor, this clock operates every quarter-hour, and chimes the hour on the hour.
Constructed with the aid of National Lottery funds, and installed in October 1999 to mark the beginning of a new millennium.
Allan Mills Millennium Fellow · Kenneth Rose Woodcarver · Christopher Mills Artist · Colin Clarke Engineer
Funded by the National Lottery The Millennium Awards · The Royal Society · British Association Promoting Science & Technology
( small plaque above )
Due to a mechanical fault, the clock
is not chiming.
The issue is being investigated by
specialist and we hope to have it
resolved soon.
Sorry for any disappointment this may have
caused.
The original clock can be seen on the side of
All Saints Church, Highcross Street, Leicester,
Leicestershire, LE1 4PH
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52° 38.078′ N, 1° 8.266′ W. Marker is in Leicester, England. It is in Leicester City Centre. Marker can be reached from Guildhall Lane close to St Martins West, on the left when traveling west. Located in the Leicester Guildhall Courtyard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Leicester, England LE1 5YP, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 258 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on October 18, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
