Royal Courts of Justice

Designer: George Edmund Street (1824-1881)

Maker: Potter & Sons

Clock

Set in motion December 1883

The Strand, London

"By a coincidence ..., the new clock and bells at the Royal Courts of Justice were set going on the second anniversary of the death of George Edmund Street, the architect of the building" ("Royal Courts of Justice Clock.") [Commentary continues below. Click on the images to enlarge them, and mouse over the text for links.]

Photograph and caption by George P. Landow (2012); scanned image below by kind permission of oldprint.com. Commentary by Jacqueline Banerjee.

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