Back Then .My Father an instrument maker by trade, maintained ; serviced and repaired the original Dockyard Clock for over 15 years that i am aware of.

The clock mechanism is an engineering master piece,and would you believe the minute hand is 6 ft long.

The Eastern tower contained the tide clock mechanism which now resides at the museum.

The engineering principals of Dockyard Clock are no different than a very large Grand Father Clock both of which are powered by heavy gravity weights.

Every Wednesday day at 11.00 AM my father would climb a wooden vertical 40 ft ladder to re set the clock hands after heavy winds and wind up the weights.

On occasion I joined him ,when school was out, I was only 10 at the time.

Many of my friends, if not all , have gone to their happy place.

The fully functioning original clock including chimes which was has now been replaced by an electrical counterpart,can be seen at the Bermuda Maritime Museum , which, is well worth a visit , you will no be disappointed to the see a machine that thinks and talks.

You will also see how great this country of ours is.