The Triangle clock, pictured here on a grey Monday (Jan 14), has today been repaired and appears to be telling the time once more.
• Clock: electrical fault halts illumination
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It's thought it has been out of action since the start of December.
Intruigingly given its height, we understand that one of its faces that was damaged by vandals while the clock was out of action has also been repaired.
Specialist clock repairers Smith of Derby apparently carried out the work. It's thought they had to make a new movement.
Clock has displayed 12 o'clock while out of action
The clock was bequeathed to Southampton by Henrietta Sayers in 1889, and is sometimes known as the Sayer's Monument. It originally stood on the corner of Above Bar Street and New Road, and as well as a timepiece it served as a drinking fountain for animals and people.
It was moved to the Triangle in 1935 as it was an obstruction to traffic. If you'd like to see a picture of the Triangle taken on Empire Day, with the clock tower absent, click here >> (Facebook)
The tower has been Grade II listed since 1969 and is well known locally, partly because it sits at an angle.
Update January 17: Clock: electrical fault halts illumination
Previously
Triangle: Celebrate midnight on New Year’s Eve whenever you like!
One from the archive