Newcastle, Blackett Street, Emerson Chambers, clock

HER Number:
12220

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Blackett Street, Emerson Chambers, clock

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Measurement

Site Type: Broad:
Time Measuring Instrument

Site Type: Specific:
Clock

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Art Nouveau style clock in right hand side turret designed by Benjamin Simpson. This clock has been removed from the building. It was a weight-driven clock which was installed by William Potts in 1904. It was mechanised in 1965.

Easting:
248

Northing:
644

Grid Reference:
NZ248644

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Thomas Yellowley, 2006, Newcastle timepieces in Tyneside's Finest, 2006, p 191; Brenda Whitelock, 1992, Timepieces of Newcastle, pp 52-53