Clocks In Stereo
I took this picture early one morning.
Clocks In Stereo
They do seem pretty much in agreement!
Should Every Train Have A Clock?
Every London bus shows a clock on the stop display and because of this, I rarely wear a watch these days.
Some trains now show a clock on their destination displays too!
I hope this is going to be universal.
A Heritage Station With Four Clocks
After writing my piece about the Northern Line Extension, I went to have a look at Kennington station.
It is a Grade II Listed building, but to me one of its best features is the four clocks.
The layout is unusual in that the two Southbound platforms are underneath the two Northbound ones. But both pairs of platforms have level access between the platforms. So if you came up from Morden and wanted to go to say Tottenham Court Road, you’d just walk across to the Charing Cross branch, if you were on a train going via Bank.
When the Northern Line Extension opens, this will probably mean that there is cross-platform access from the extension to the Bank branch.
It would certainly seem that when the station was substantially rebuilt in 1926, that whoever redesigned the station had the foresight (luck?) to design a station that could be easily linked to a branch to Battersea and Clapham Junction.
Which Idiot Obscured The Clock?
I was in St. Pancras recently and someone has put pointless stained glass in front of the clock.
Which Idiot Obscured The Clock?
I suppose it’s art, but for those of us who don’t wear watches it’s a big annoyance.
Some More Self Winding Clocks
I first found two of these at Tooting Bec some years ago.
Golders Green station has a pair, which appear to be in good condition.
I wonder how many are still installed and in full working order. According to this section in the Wikipedia article on the Self Winding Clock Company, there were originally 600 and installation started in the 1900s.
Long may they continue to give passengers the time!
If You Want To Know The Time Get On A Bus
I was on three big red taxis today and they’ve had a software upgrade on the information display.
I haven’t noticed the time before, but I was away Tuesday and Wednesday and only took one bus yesterday.
Since I created this post, I’ve been on about six or so buses. All were showing the time! Even a very elderly example! I did see a New Bus for London pass and it looked like this was showing the time as well.
It will be interesting to see the indirect effects of this technology change!
Will people be on time more, as they should spot they are late, even when they’ve left their watch at home?
Will it cut watch thefts, as people might wear them less on public transport?
Will there be a clamour for more clocks on the Underground, the Overground and trains?
Exploring Bilbao
Bilbao is an easy city to walk around, although there are virtually no maps, except rudimentary ones at Metro stations.
As you can see the weather was good and I found it helped my health, as it was mild and humid.
Bilbao also seemed to have a lot of clocks, most of which were working and showing the correct time. As Liverpool is the same, is this due to the connection with the sea?
A Clock On A Pizza Hut
We don’t normally associate fast food joints, with nice pieces of street art.
A Clock On A Pizza Hut
But I did see this exceptional clock on a Pizza Hut in Central London.
Would I Go Back To Palermo?
That is a stupid question to ask, as there is only one answer.
Yes!
I’d also try to get a good deal at the Palazzo Sitano and have supper at Gagini again.
The only thing that would improve Palermo, would be to go with a classy lady.
One thing that Palermo does seem to have is quite a few clocks. Could it be, that because of its unwarranted reputation, few people wear a watch in the city.
Sheffield’s Wayfinding Liths
Sheffield seems to have put up better maps since I was last there.
There’s more here on Connect Sheffield.
It does at least seem that other places are jumping on Legible London’s bandwagon.
The Anonymous Widower 