The Arndale Clock

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Aww yeah it'd be really nice to see the clock back where it should be

Don't think the kids remember it:(
 
I do remember seeing the clock but in my memory it is in a much bigger arndale...... was it bigger or was it just because i was small? :D
 
we saved the clock last time .............why not try again?
will look for the thread about it in the archives.
 
Arndale Clock....Save it or scrap it?...................thats the heading for the last time we saved it ...


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my nephew used to scream when that came on...lol....i always wondered where it went too;)
 
I think the Observer got a bit carried away when it claimed a local website had saved the clock. We tried, but it never came out of the Arndale cellars despite our best efforts. If I recall correctly Kipax had some correspondence with the Arndale owners about it.
 
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i almost forgot what it looked like:rolleyes:...:D
 
Perhaps if they brought it back they could alter the mechanism, so that instead of chiming the hour, it only chimed when another shop in the Arndale closed down.
 
garinda said:
Perhaps if they brought it back they could alter the mechanism, so that instead of chiming the hour, it only chimed when another shop in the Arndale closed down.
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Wouldnt that make it chime more than once an hour? I used to come with the kids from Ramsbottom to see the clock, when they were older of course they didnt pester to see it, but came to look with the first grandchild once and found to my dismay that it was gone, often wondered about the fate of it. I would love to be able to take my second family to see it, and hopefully can do one day.
 
Is it still lying underneath the Arndale I wonder? Think it was 1987 when the Arndale opened. All that money spent on the clock. Shame, cos it could now go back in its old place. The cafe is not there now, in fact, there's nothing there now really.
 

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Atarah said:
Is it still lying underneath the Arndale I wonder? Think it was 1987 when the Arndale opened. All that money spent on the clock. Shame, cos it could now go back in its old place. The cafe is not there now, in fact, there's nothing there now really.
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I wonder how many people would really like see the return of the clock. I remember at the time it wasn't universally popular. My own view is that it added something to the centre. People use to go into the Arndale just to see the clock.

Where it is now I'm not sure. I'll see if I can find out.
 
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I liked it. It was unique and added a bit of colour and humour to the place. Lets get it up n running and if the Arndale reaches 25 then put it back.
 
I'm having a meeting with the manager of the Arndale tomorrow about something else - I'll ask him where it is. :D
 
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