Floral Clock, West Princes Street Gardens

Category

Library Item

Item no

26965

Title

Floral Clock, West Princes Street Gardens

Description

The design for this floral clock incorporates large Roman numerals and marks the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, with the letters on the right, "G & E R".

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1937

Type

Photograph

Copyright

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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.
You can find out more about the different designs over the years from Edinphoto.

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