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WEST STREET

Here is the scene around the Clocktower on 28 June 1888, just before the unveiling. The Tower was erected by James Willing at a cost of £2000, to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria

Image Reference: JG_7_124.tif
Date: 1888
Image Details: Copy
Size of Original: 201x149
Place: Brighton
Additional Information: Designed by John Johnson, The foundation stone was laid by Sir Arthur Otway on the 70th Birthday of John Willing, a local advertising contractor whose gift it was to the town. The gilt-copper sphere on the top was designed by Magnus Volk and controlled by landline from Greenwich Observatory, which rose hydraulically up the mast and fell on the hour, but it functioned only for a few years after complaints about the noise. Some efforts were made in 2005 to restart it but it didn’t last long before it failed again.

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