A little look at Albert Square and Manchester Town Hall clock right in the heart of Manchester city centre on Monday 9th February 2015.
The square contains a number of monuments and statues, the largest of which is the Albert memorial.
It is dominated by its largest building, Manchester Town Hall Grade I, a Victorian Gothic building by Alfred Waterhouse. Work on the town hall began in 1868 and completed in 1877.
In the early 1970s, there was a plan to build an underground station under Albert Square and neighbouring St Peter's Square, as part of the ill-fated Picc-Vic tunnel project. The project was eventually cancelled and the station was not built.
At the end of the video, the clock can be heard striking 6.00pm. The 280 feet tall clock tower, houses a carillon of 23 bells: 12 are hung for full circle change ringing and were manufactured by John Taylor Bellfounders. The clock was made by Gillett and Bland (predecessor of Gillett and Johnston) and was originally wound using hydraulic power supplied by Manchester Hydraulic Power. The clock bell first rang on New Year's Day 1879 but cracked and was replaced in 1882 and recast with all the bells in 1937. The clock face bears the inscription 'Teach us to number our Days' from Psalm 90:12. The hour bell known as 'Great Abel' was named after Abel Heywood and weighs 8 tons 2.5 cwt. It is inscribed with the initials AH for Abel Heywood and the Tennyson line 'Ring out the false, ring in the true'. This is the fourth largest clock bell in England and the pitch is F#.
Click on the following links for more information and history:
ALBERT SQUARE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Square,_Manchester
TOWN HALL
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Town_HallCLOCK
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Town_Hall#Clock_towerABEL HEYWOOD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_HeywoodClick here to see my other videos of Manchester venues:
PICCADILLY STATION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b7q3IKtM3oVICTORIA STATION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1hVZeJiaaoOXFORD ROAD STATION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EleQxO8LyvEDEANSGATE STATION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wwQRngGD6gThe following are links to videos of other clocks I have visited:
LONDON BIG BEN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR7b8lF3R7wLUTON TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pe1v45i7NEAMPTHILL TOWN CLOCK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNLUW_t7a-cTROWBRIDGE TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reYZ0y1ZzUcEVESHAM TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA8ThLeG7H8HEREFORD MARKET HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlBmfDemduECARTERS GREEN CLOCK TOWER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6plAPnhGbPAKIDSGROVE VICTORIA HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXzRKB3QhwQCREWE TOWN CLOCK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3UQBhXepVECREWE MARKET HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6irgbC4h6cNOTTINGHAM COUNCIL HOUSE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7gtmQNpiZMECCLES TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mawzgYtgs2EHYDE TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udIeuVQmYG8DUKINFIELD TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmVmhsBeXFASTALYBRIDGE CIVIC HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_cOzzpVphAROCHDALE TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCGtqDwjADIBOLTON TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVK3Qm2OuxACHORLEY TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV3XhBDpzPMDARWEN TOWN AND MARKET HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPSMoh98wPABURNLEY TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t93wBGI5hqQCOLNE TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYIFrZn3bcgLANCASTER TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pgMtYQg7LwKENDAL TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QBC48LkQ2ELIVERPOOL VICTORIA BUILDING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JBfno-l7iwBIRKENHEAD TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsSmZFVio9sSOUTHPORT TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXEULIyA4UsBUXTON TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNGWkYPM-bwBUXTON DEVONSHIRE DOME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DniJcUlWEDAHALIFAX TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHEs-C01GXcBRADFORD CITY HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSiFTht6rNQCLECKHEATON TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muECZnIDp7MDEWSBURY TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh_K51Tqdp4BATLEY LIBRARY AND ART GALLERY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDWQpRIWgTEMORLEY TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsb3zcA2YigLEEDS TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2V8AqmMP2wLEEDS THORNTON'S ARCADE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tseZN5hVmlULEEDS GRAND ARCADE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCotxDuD41kSHEFFIELD TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVD0cfWuRXcHULL GUILDHALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15WIR59M5I4BARROW-IN-FURNESS TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V4Vy0MjWO0SOUTH SHIELDS TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0ZotYNuFNAABERGAVENNY TOWN HALL
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