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'Binns Clock' chimes again
Sheach, Jim, 2021, Film
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'Binns Clock' chimes again
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The clock on the corner of the former Binns department store at the west end of Princes Street is newly restored to working order.
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Sheach, Jim
Date
2021
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Film
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Jim Sheach -
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The former Binns department store at the West End was redeveloped into a tourist attraction, the Johnnie Walker Experience, and during renovation work, the famous Binns clock was restored. Under the Binns Clock was a common meeting place for couples to meet before a night out. The Pipers March and the Chimes Chime again at 7 minutes past (Scotland the Brave) and 37 minutes past (Caller Herrin) the hour.
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Short films of Lockdown Edinburgh by Jim Sheach
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