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General Category => Chesterfield Discussion => Topic started by: Big Dave on February 01, 2014, 01:59:58 PM

Title: Who forgot to wind the clock?
Post by: Big Dave on February 01, 2014, 01:59:58 PM: Drove into town around lunchtime, the hands on the clock on the crooked spire were at something like 4:35 - the two sides I saw looked different. Did someone forget to wind it?
Title: Re: Who forgot to wind the clock?
Post by: Old Cruser on February 01, 2014, 04:10:39 PM: Maybe the workings have rusted with all the rain we have had!
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Post by: Old Cruser on February 03, 2014, 10:39:38 AM: Is it working yet???
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Post by: Fly on February 03, 2014, 03:31:15 PM: It was when I last looked. 2.40pm today.
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Post by: Scimitar on February 04, 2014, 01:27:14 AM: 10pm this evening both Market Hall & Crooked Spire chimed at the same moment (I was near your patch on Packers Row Fly). I don't know if they have all the clock faces synchronised yet on the Crooked Spire.
It must cost a small fortune to look after/repair clock workings like that.
I'd heard, (don't know how true), that when it thundered a week or so ago that the Church was struck, the clock stopped at twenty past four, and some tiles were destroyed.
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Post by: Fly on February 04, 2014, 06:57:39 PM: Spire clocks have been fine today ;)
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Post by: Big Dave on February 05, 2014, 12:13:34 PM: Showing 5:55 when I drove past at 12:05 just now.
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Post by: Fly on February 05, 2014, 01:10:43 PM: Been like it all day. Don't know if it stopped last night or this morning.
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Post by: Scimitar on February 06, 2014, 01:41:02 AM: Bloody Hell, just buy some new batteries ;D
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Post by: Old Cruser on February 06, 2014, 10:41:42 AM: Quote from: Scimitar on February 06, 2014, 01:41:02 AM
Bloody Hell, just buy some new batteries ;D

Or you could maybe shinny up there with the key ;)
Title: Re: Who forgot to wind the clock?
Post by: Big Dave on February 06, 2014, 12:10:09 PM: Joking apart, it doesn't look good when every visitor to Chesterfield looks at the crooked spire and sees the clock telling the wrong time.
Title: Re: Who forgot to wind the clock?
Post by: Old Cruser on February 06, 2014, 12:54:28 PM: Maybe the workings need attention, how old is the clock? Does it have regular services?
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Post by: therealjr on February 06, 2014, 06:15:37 PM: Quote from: Old Cruser on February 06, 2014, 12:54:28 PM
Does it have regular services?

Yes every Sunday Morning!!! :D
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Post by: Fly on February 06, 2014, 06:52:01 PM: Boom Boom ;D
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Post by: Old Cruser on February 12, 2014, 05:42:13 PM: Driving dow the bypass today got hubby to check out the clock - still not working!
Title: Re: Who forgot to wind the clock?
Post by: Big Dave on February 12, 2014, 06:52:01 PM: Yes, I noticed it at lunchtime when it was indicating six o'clock. :(
Title: Re: Who forgot to wind the clock?
Post by: Scimitar on February 12, 2014, 08:09:24 PM: Yes, still not working. Still the church attracts people. I was eating my lunch on one of the benches a couple of days ago and two german women approached the church entrance where a local bobby was talking to a church helper. The cop then duly took his helmet off, placed it on one of the girls heads, & had their photo's took.
Hats off to the local Plod :)
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Post by: Alsatian on February 12, 2014, 08:30:17 PM: Quote from: Scimitar on February 12, 2014, 08:09:24 PM
Yes, still not working. Still the church attracts people. I was eating my lunch on one of the benches a couple of days ago and two german women approached the church entrance where a local bobby was talking to a church helper. The cop then duly took his helmet off, placed it on one of the girls heads, & had their photo's took.
Hats off to the local Plod :)

How do you know they were German, did they have hairy armpits??!!!! >;
Title: Re: Who forgot to wind the clock?
Post by: Old Cruser on February 12, 2014, 08:35:46 PM: Quote from: Alsatian on February 12, 2014, 08:30:17 PM
How do you know they were German, did they have hairy armpits??!!!! >;

No beach towels over the park benches
Title: Re: Who forgot to wind the clock?
Post by: Fly on February 12, 2014, 08:40:09 PM: Sounds like grooming to me 8) Is that allowed.
Hello girlie, would you like a photo of my helmet on you ::)
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Post by: Big Dave on February 13, 2014, 09:25:52 AM: Quote from: Alsatian on February 12, 2014, 08:30:17 PM
How do you know they were German, did they have hairy armpits??!!!! >;

I can assure you that even back in the 60s, when I lived in Germany, the girls didn't have hairy armpits ;
Title: Re: Who forgot to wind the clock?
Post by: Alsatian on February 17, 2014, 01:44:22 PM: Walked past this morning and the clock was showing six 'o' clock, that was fine, except that it was actually half past ten!!! >;