Floral Clock, Princes Street Gardens

Category

Library Item

Item no

39180

Title

Floral Clock, Princes Street Gardens

Description

The Floral Clock commemorates the Girl Guiding centenary.

Artist / maker

Murphy, Bernard

Date

2010

Size

10.2 x 15.1 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

This circular clock has been planted out since 1903 with up to 40,000 thousand plants in an ornate design reflecting a different theme each summer. The idea came from James McHattie, City Superintendent of Parks and James Ritchie, the Edinburgh clockmaker, using the mechanism of a redundant turret clock. In 1905 a cuckoo which pops out every hour was added, and in 1934 a new mechanism was installed by Ritchie and Sons, who still service it. In its centenary year, 2003 it won a Gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Clocks and clock towers

Places > Edinburgh areas > Princes Street

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Places > Edinburgh Landmarks > Princes Street Gardens

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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