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Interesting clock and a very old building. Who volunteers (or is told their job is) to keep the clock in tip-top working order? Must take some high scaffolding to get up to adjust the clock. Hugh, this is my Wordless Wednesday post from this week:
https://lindaschaubblog.net/2023/05/10/what-photo-does-not-belong-here-wordless-wednesday-ooh-baby-baby-its-a-wild-world/
I believe the inside of the clock can be reached through a locked door up a lot of steps inside the clock tower, Linda. A little like how they change the time of the clock at the Elizabeth tower (where Big Ben is located) in London. Easy when you know how.
Whew – that is good because it would be dangerous otherwise. I could not imagine that they would have been able to put some type of battery-operated device on the clock’s mechanisms.
Lovely picture
Thank you.
What an amazing photo full of the echoes y time 💜
Thanks, Willow.
What a beautiful cathedral, Hugh. Do they actually keep the clock running?
Yes, they do. The Cathedral gets thousands of visitors every year. It’s a tourist hotspot, so I think they have to.
I’m impressed that they have kept up with the clock for so many years. Thanks for responding, Hugh.
Is the tower gaining girth as it gains height? Amazing building. On the same subject, at the Royal naval Dockyard in Bermuda they have twin clock towers: a four sided liar with the “current time” while the other clock tower has the time of the next high tide. All the best.
What a great idea to have one of those clocks as the tide clock, Danny.
I feel a visit calling
Thanks, Brenda.
Wow, Hugh, St David’s cathedral is amazing, started in 1180 and still standing, truly a testament to the materials used in its construction. The clock still works, although it was added in the modern era at some point. Are any sundials on the grounds? Or better yet, any stone circles? BTW, my post auto-tweeted–I’m keeping an eye on posts now.
There is not much of the original cathedral still standing, Terri. But there has always been a building on the site since the cathedral’s construction started in 1180. In fact, St David founded a monastery on the site around 550AD, so the site’s history goes back even further. Some of the monastery’s relics were placed near the high altar within the cathedral. The central tower collapsed twice over the next century. And an earthquake in 1248 did a lot of damage to the building too.
I did not see any sundials, but the inside of the building was amazing too. Lots of stained glass windows and plenty of history to take in.
Europe has so many ancient buildings that are still visible. Quite extraordinary!
Terri, I forgot to mention that WordPress tweeted this morning that auto-sharing to Twitter is still working and for us to make the most of it while it is. It could get cut off by Twitter at any moment, especially given that WordPress has walked away from negotiations.
WordPress made the right decision in the end. We still can tweet. How much does Twitter premium cost?
From what I read, Twitter wanted $42,000 a month to keep the API connection to WordPress. No wonder they walked away.
Wow, way too much!
Amazing and very impressive. WOW
My contribution although not a building
https://esmesalon.com/and-we-have-lift-off/
Thanks, Esme.
What an impressive cathedral. And I can tell the time the picture was taken! To think, only Native Americans were wandering around over here in the 1100’s.
We are blessed with so much history in the UK. It’s mind-boggling to think that this cathedral is almost 900 years old.
Well, if your gonna do a pic of an old building, I’m gonna do a pic of an old building!
https://macsopinion.com/parlement-building-wordless-wednesday-number-7/
And what a very nice old building it is. I see it also tells the time.
Yup, you can tell the time the criminals inside screwed the people over.
Very atmospheric, photogenic, and beautiful, Hugh. I love European buildings like these and recently saw a similar cathedral/church straddling a ravine in Colombia of all places. 🙂
Building on the cathedral in this picture started in 1180, Liesbet. Hard to believe that parts of it are almost 900 years old, yet some new windows we fitted last year didn’t last 12 months and had to be replaced!
Good to hear you’re seeing buildings like this in Colombia. Enjoy them.
Love this photo, Hugh.
Thank you so much, Ula.