The Shepherd Gate Clock is located on the outside-wall of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, UK. It is a 24 hour electric clock and was probably the first clock to show Greenwich Mean Time to the public. The clock is known as a slave clock, displaying the time from the master clock inside the observatory. Signals are received from the master clock as electrical impulses.
View from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich
Shepherd Gate Clock - displaying GMT timeThe time on the clock was 16:45 (GMT time), but the time on my watch was 17:45 (BST - British Summer Time). Talking about BST, the clocks will go back the GMT time on Sunday 30th October.
Charles Shepherd installed the clock in 1852PS Greenwich Park (visible in the first photo) will be used for the London 2012 Olympic Equestrian events.
3 comments:
I never know what I like more - the clock or the view:)
Have a nice week!
I love this clock but I learned two things in this post vi had no idea that it was a slave clock and I didn't know that it displayed the same time the whole year through. (Am I correct in thinking that in two weeks, the time on your watch and the cloak would match?
I love your clock photos. I have been to Greenwich (twice, in fact). The harrison clock collection is quite amazing.
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