Located in the capital of Scotland, this clock shows only the wrong time. There is a story behind this which is quite popular among the local people.
Clock in the capital of Scotland (Photo Credits: Twitter)
Everyone decides his schedule according to the clock. For this, the first priority is to get the time correct in the clock, but there is such a clock in the world which tells the time to the whole city and its time is ahead of the correct time. This clock is in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Located in the old town of Balmoral in Edinburgh, this clock runs slightly ahead of time.
This clock in the bell tower of Balmoral Hotel tells the time ahead by three minutes. This clock remains the center of attraction among tourists visiting Edinburgh. This clock is installed in a 58 meter high bell tower, which is close to the Dugald Stewart Memorial. The Balmoral Hotel was opened in the year 1902. Then it was known as North British Station Hotel.
Why did the railway company put the clock?
Waverley station was also present in the area and it is said that the North British Railway Company put this clock here so that the people who come to come are not late. The railway company believed that if the passengers reach the station three minutes earlier, then they will have enough time to buy tickets and will be able to unload the luggage from the train comfortably.
Even today, this clock is three minutes ahead of Greenwich Meantime, keeping the people of the city punctual. According to tourist guide Ian Davidson, who shows the clock to the tourists, people often look at this clock and think how the streets and streets of the city would look from above. About this 119-year-old clock, he told that the only change that has come in so many years is that then this clock was run by hand and now it runs on electricity.
Only one day tells the right time
This clock tells the correct time only one day in a year. On New Year’s Eve, the clock is corrected by an engineer so that the New Year’s parade can be carried out at its correct time. The special thing is that a family named Smith of Derby has the responsibility of maintaining this watch. This family maintains this watch for five generations.
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