A look at the clock in the Thornton's Arcade in Leeds on Friday 16th January 2015.
The Ivanhoe Clock, at one end of Thornton's Arcade, was built in 1877 by William Potts and Sons of Leeds. Robin Hood, Richard the Lion-Hearted, Friar Tuck and Gurth the Swineherd, all characters in the 19th century novel Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott, feature on the clock. Each character, in turn, marks the quarter hour by striking a large bell with his fists. The life-sized figures were sculpted by Leeds artist John Wormald Appleyard. The 5 bells were provided by John Taylor of Loughborough.
The 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=6plAPnhGbPATETTENHALL CLOCK TOWER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJyGL44F6XkKIDSGROVE 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=a7gtmQNpiZMMANCHESTER TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEfwEGOAzTUECCLES 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=qPSMoh98wPAGREAT HARWOOD MERCER MEMORIAL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rn9oasubQYBURNLEY 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=_QBC48LkQ2EEARLESTOWN TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2pHOzOpzHkLIVERPOOL MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdpO3Ddeib0LIVERPOOL 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=Mlmh2dWQvn4BUXTON DEVONSHIRE DOME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DniJcUlWEDAMARSDEN MECHANICS HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll0qABeYwU0LINDLEY CLOCK TOWER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJAfMp85MuEHALIFAX 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=Zsb3zcA2YigYEADON TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2SziUxpRIoLEEDS TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2V8AqmMP2wLEEDS GRAND ARCADE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCotxDuD41kILKLEY TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR_F5Wsqb6EHULL GUILDHALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15WIR59M5I4GRANGE-OVER-SANDS CLOCK TOWER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-SP85OONFkULVERSTON TOWN CLOCK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pImukhUSEG8DALTON-IN-FURNESS TOWN HALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOOuYWs61m4BARROW-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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