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Dec 2023
Landmark Ripon clock finally repaired after months of standstill
The Victoria Clock Tower in Ripon is now correct more than twice a day, having finally been repaired by North Yorkshire Council.
The landmark clock at the junction of North Street, Palace Road and Princess Road has been plagued by problems in recent years, sometimes running too fast, sometimes too slow, and most recently not at all.
While most people passed by without giving it a second thought, for others it was a source of concern.
Local resident Bernard White reported the problem to North Yorkshire Council in August, and followed it up at the beginning of November. He told the Stray Ferret:
The Victoria Clock Tower was commissioned to mark Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897 and in the following June it was officially unveiled to a huge crowd at a civic ceremony. The Grade II listed building passed into council ownership in 1974.
Mr White added:
As we reported earlier in the year, the clock was due to be repaired in in March. It is unclear whether it was but had since developed another fault, or whether it never was fixed, perhaps due to the handover of responsibility for its running from Harrogate Borough Council to North Yorkshire Council on April 1.
The Stray Ferret has contacted North Yorkshire Council for comment.
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