Old Bank Clock ticks again

Following the recent article about the future of village's Millennium Clock, we were reminded about another clock which sits on a different building in Milford on Sea village centre.

The clock in question is in the roof apex on what was the old Lloyds Bank Building, which is now the home of Milford Explorers Day Nursery.

The buildings current owner, Gail Benes Bown had the external clock installed when she bought the 'Old Bank' and turned it into her chiropractic office back around 1999.

Gail was given a framed photo of the building when it was first built by Lloyds Bank. (Which you can see on the right.).

For many years the clock hands have been stuck on 8:50am and Gail had decided to replace it with a radio controlled, purpose built outdoor clock.

However, just a day away from ordering the clock, she received a call from Mark Sampson, a Milford on Sea based electrician who had been working in the building. He advised Gail to hold up on ordering a new clock as the old one was working again.

After so many years near the seafront, Gail was astonished as she didn’t think it possible. The clock even still lights up at night. 

One snag, however, it’s not radio-controlled, and in a couple of weeks time, it will need to spring ahead an hour. However, happily, we understand that Mark has this covered.

Previous article: Future of village's Millennium Clock, please click here to read.