KING’S 1000 CLOCKS
11 OVAL TIMEPIECES OVERHAULED. At Windsor Castle alone there are 360 clocks, and King George lias' between 600 and 700 more.. There are, for instance, 160 in Buckingham Palace. one of them of very curious design. It is a French clock made in the reign of Louis XV. It is a model of a ingress's head and the time is shown in her eyes—one showing the hours ;md the other the minutes. At- Sandringham House, the King’s Norfolk estate, are many more, but they keep a diHorent: time from the clocks in fill other royal establishments. Tliye arc lialf-an-liour fast. This custom was introduced by the Into King Edward fully 30 years ago, mid is understood to have arisen out of the tardiness of some of his -t-u----lourage. When the present sovereign came to the throne lie decided not to interfere. ' The royal timepieces are described in detail in two large ledgers kept in the Lord Chamberlain’s office. The exact position of each one is also noted, so that when any room is cleaned or renovated the clocks are returned to their usual places.
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Hawera Star, Volume L, 29 July 1930, Page 7
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187KING’S 1000 CLOCKS Hawera Star, Volume L, 29 July 1930, Page 7
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