WELL what happend ???

The last we heard was hat the clock was in pieces and in storage in the Arndale. I seem to recall that the Arndale company had passed on ownership to HBC. I'm quite sure that repair and re-erection costs would be somwhat smaller than the intended spend on the Panopticon (whatever has happened to that?)

I suppose if a new bus station was ever built ( again, whatever happened to that plan) then a site could be found there.
 
perhaps it would be a good thing if any PLAN of HBC stays hidden away lol some of the ones that surfaced leave a lot to be desired e.g. scaitcliffe fountain.
 
Though we did kick up a fuss about it and got the matter onto the front page of the Observer, we obviously didn't kick up enough of a fuss to get it onto the Idiot-in-Chief's agenda. I think the real stumbling block is that there actually isn't anywhere else in Accrington with the necessary space to accomodate it.
 
Lets hope it does not end up like Church's steam engine, with the clock sickle plonked in a bit of concrete outside Scaitcliffe House.
 
What about putting it in the old Arcade ? it would fit there A-B
I think i will do a bit of nosying about and see what i can find out hehe
and see what there plans are for it
 
The old Arcade is privately owned. I don't think the owners would take too kindly to having the clock dumped on them, it might get in the way of the "To Let" signs.

Good luck with the noseying.
 
i think its time that the clock made a reapperance,wot about the market hall, come on give us some idea's, yes mabe councillor jones knows something, what about gayle knight, do you know anything, please help/// COME ON LETS GET THE CLOCK BACK!
 
mez said:
i think its time that the clock made a reapperance,wot about the market hall, come on give us some idea's, yes mabe councillor jones knows something, what about gayle knight, do you know anything, please help/// COME ON LETS GET THE CLOCK BACK!
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I'm sorry I don't know anything about the whereabouts of the clock. I also think it's a shame that the clock has gone. I'll ask around next week and see if I can find out anything.
 
Tealeaf said:
Lets hope it does not end up like Church's steam engine, with the clock sickle plonked in a bit of concrete outside Scaitcliffe House.
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I don't want to worry anyone unduly but I think we found the Arndale clock on a roundabout in Monastir! :D
 

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On a more serious note it's almost a year now since the Observer reported that we'd saved the Arndale clock. Maybe they were a bit premature but lets start looking for possible location sites and kick up a bit of a fuss again. We don't need a panopticon - we already had one!
 
The only place that the clock would really not seem out of place is Ossy Mills, in my opinion.

Ossy Mills is the only decent tourist attraction in our borough that pulls the crowds in.
 
chav1 said:
the clock should me melted down into scrap it was a horrendous piece of crap anyway
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The last time this topic came up I said I was happy it was in bits and now I still stand by that, it was awful lets not waste any more time on this.
 
I was also not a big fan of the Clock having heard it's tinny chimes for over 12 years whilst working in the Arndale;but I still have a few contacts and will find out if it really is in the bowels of the Arndale Centre;although I doubt it as there isn't that much space down there at the best of times!
 
Why not restore it & put it on top of the Coppice alongside the ACCYWOOD sign. Then people around the world would be able to distinguish the site as Accrington by the time difference to Hollywood! Lol
 
Sparkologist said:
The only place that the clock would really not seem out of place is Ossy Mills, in my opinion.

Ossy Mills is the only decent tourist attraction in our borough that pulls the crowds in.
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how about putting it side my place then people would know when to go home....lol
yes your right chav we should have had greyhounds(salukis)chasing a hare or rabbit,
TOP STUFF.
 
well has anyone any thoughts on this, gayle did you find anything out abnout the clock, that ACCYWEB SAVED please. come on gang gives more realastic idea's, how about if they did a new railway station/bus station combined, it would be great there.
 
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