Shrewsbury's Market Hall clock given a revamp
Workmen have scaled Shrewsbury's Market Hall tower to give a new lease of life to its clock. [caption id="attachment_188859" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Workers from Smith of Derby carefully removing one of the Shrewsbury Market Hall clock hands for repair"][/caption] Workmen have scaled Shrewsbury's Market Hall tower to give a new lease of life to its clock. It has been in need of some tender loving care and now workmen are improving the illumination of its individual dial hour light markers and repainting its clock hands. The work at the Market Hall, in Claremont Street, is taking place while scaffolding surrounds the building for essential maintenance to be carried out.
Workmen have scaled Shrewsbury's Market Hall tower to give a new lease of life to its clock.
It has been in need of some tender loving care and now workmen are improving the illumination of its individual dial hour light markers and repainting its clock hands.
The work at the Market Hall, in Claremont Street, is taking place while scaffolding surrounds the building for essential maintenance to be carried out.
Kate Gittins, site facilities manager at the market, said: "The scaffolding that is currently in place around the building provides an ideal opportunity to carry out repair work to the clock face to improve the illumination.
"The market hall clock and tower is one of the town's most recognisable features and we are delighted to be able to restore this historic timepiece to its former glory."
Specialists Smith of Derby are carrying out the work on the clock, which is 14ft in diameter, has a 7ft long hour hand and a 5ft long minute hand.
The market hall officially opened in 1965 but trading began on November 21, 1964. The building, which cost about £1 million and was developed by Second Covent Garden Property Co Ltd, stands on the site of the old market hall which was built in 1869.
