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Automaton clock in Gloucester. The figures striking the quarter hours and the chimes represent the constituent countries of the United Kingdom. They are (L–R) Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. In the centre is Old Father Time, who strikes the hours. Fortnum & Mason's automaton clock on the main facade, Piccadilly Circus.
Homininaeid Era – Period prior to the existence of Homininae Homininid Era – Period prior to the existence of Hominini Prehistory – Period between the appearance of Homo ("humans"; first stone tools c. three million years ago) and the invention of writing systems (for the Ancient Near East : c. five thousand years ago).
The era can also be understood in a more extensive sense—the 'long Victorian era'—as a period that possessed sensibilities and characteristics distinct from the periods adjacent to it, [note 1] in which case it is sometimes dated to begin before Victoria's accession—typically from the passage of or agitation for (during the 1830s) the ...
Jubilee clock is a term used in reference to a number of clocks constructed and erected throughout the British Empire in commemoration of the Golden or Diamond Jubilee of various British monarchs, most commonly, Queen Victoria's. The Tolsey clock commemorates the Diamond Jubilee (60 years) of Queen Victoria's reign. The clock says "1837 - 1897".
A 1655 lantern clock, resting on a wall bracket, with its pendulum and driving-weight, Museum of Timekeeping, Upton Hall, England. The clock is wound by pulling down the length of cord with the ring, and raising the weight. [3] Lantern clocks were made almost entirely of brass, whereas most earlier clocks had been constructed from iron and wood.
The Jubilee Clock Tower is a free-standing clock tower on the Esplanade of Weymouth, Dorset, England. It was built and erected in 1888 to commemorate the 1887 Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria and became Grade II Listed in 1974. [1] Historic England described the clock as being a "florid but characteristic enrichment to the sea-front" and "boldy ...
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The clock tower was given to the town in the late 19th century by Sir Charles Elton to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, [3] and is decorated with Elton Ware pottery tiles, and an image of Father Time, [4] also made from Elton Ware pottery, [5] provided by his grandson Sir Edmund Elton, both residents of nearby Clevedon Court.