Elegantly shaped black hour and minute hands.Smaller dial counts the seconds with black hand, and Arabic numerals.White face with black roman numerals for hours, and Arabic numerals for minutes.One is for the main clock movement, and the other counts the seconds To see the Shepherd Gate clock in action, you’ll find it outside the Royal Observatory in Greenwich Park, London. “Shepherd Patentee, 53 Leadenhall STT London, Galvano-Magnetic Clock”. Our smaller scale replica, faithful to the original, has black lettering that reads: Thus, at midday the minute hand points to the top, at ‘0’, but the hour hand points to the bottom, at ‘XII’.ĭesigned by Charles Shepherd of Leadenhall Street, the ‘motor’ and ‘sympathetic’ Shepherd Gate clocks were installed at the Royal Observatory in 1852. The minute and second hands are conventional, but the hour hand goes round the dial once in 24 hours. How do you read a 24 hour analogue clock?Ī 24-hour analogue clock, made to our high standard of finish, and with its large 45cm size, is a unique conversation piece for any wall in your home or office. The original Shepherd Gate clock displayed the time of the ‘motor’ clock inside the Observatory, which was a true technological breakthrough: between 18, Greenwich time was sent via telegraph wires to British cities and beyond, suppling hundreds of local time signals.

In terms of the distribution of accurate time into everyday life, it is one of the most important clocks ever made.

Our Shepherd Gate 45cm clock is the only one you will find the same as the clock that sits at the gate of Royal Observatory Greenwich, the first clock ever to show Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) directly to the public. A stylish 24-hour analogue clock that will make a statement on any wall, with its bold monochrome face, and matte black metal casing. Own a Shepherd Gate 45cm clock, exclusively available from the home of Greenwich Mean Time.

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