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Town Hall Clock visit

Thu, Sep 23rd 2010 at 12:00 am - 2:00 am

Visit to the Clock Tower at Manchester Town Hall

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Town Hall Clock visit - Manchester city looking North from near the top of the 280 foot bell tower

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Town Hall Clock visit - The pulley system to enable the Great Abel Bell to be struck

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Town Hall Clock visit - The clock bell, Great Abel, is named after Heywood and weighs 8 tons 2.5 cwt. It is inscribed with the initials AH and the Tennyson line Ring out the false, ring in the true

Town Hall Clock visit - The clock bell, Great Abel, is named after Heywood and weighs 8 tons 2.5 cwt. It is inscribed with the initials AH and the Tennyson line Ring out the false, ring in the true

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Town Hall Clock visit - Ashley Ekelund- Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar from Canada

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Town Hall Clock visit - Looking down on The Albert Memorial (Thomas Worthington & Matthew Noble, 1869)

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Town Hall Clock visit - Andy Hames explaining the workings of the Town Hall clock

Town Hall Clock visit - In the clock room is housed a carillon of 23 bells: the last 12 of them are hung for full circle change ringing and were manufactured by John Taylor Bellfounders

Town Hall Clock visit - The clock is by Gillett and Bland (predecessor of Gillett and Johnston) and its face bears the inscription Teach us to number our Days, from Psalm 90:12.

Town Hall Clock visit - Andy Hames showing the Carillion and demonstrating how it works by playing a tune using the specially made cards

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Town Hall Clock visit - Andy Hames explaining the history of the bell ringing at the Town Hall

Town Hall Clock visit - Manchester Town Hall , a Victorian Gothic building by Alfred Waterhouse. Photo taken from beside the Albert memorial looking at the Town Hall clock tower
The Albert Memorial is a monument to Prince Albert, Prince consort of Queen Victoria.

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