The Guiness Clock

[DAVEGARY]

Does anyone remember the Guiness Clock.

It was situated in Fitzallan Sq.It was a animated musical clock that was brought to sheffield in 1966 for the World Cup (i think)

Perhaps someone remembers it, as i was only 4 and can't remember it that well

[Chris M]

I remember the 66 World Cup in Sheffield.

The atmosphere in those few weeks was great.

But can't remember the clock ???

[kath]

Do remember the guiness clock at Skeggy in the road near the clock tower,the toucans used to go round in a circle every 1/4 of an hour.happy memories!

[tiffy]

http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=guinness+clock

[kath]

no it was as big as a portacabin!all I can tell you is it was like a travelling roadshow cabin,it took up half the street.Nothing like a wall clock.Kids use to stand in the street to see it start playing music with the toucans running round a track.Somebody out there must remember it I am not that old!

[little malc]

Us old uns!, or at least my wife says the clock goes back to the Festival of Britain in 1951, it probably toured all over after that, but she remembers it at Edmund Rd drill hall for the Ideal Homes exhibition, some time in late 1950's

[tiffy]

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=dana.ucc.nau.edu/~akc5/Images/Ireland/The%2520Guinness%2520Festival%2520Clock.jpg&imgrefurl=http://dana.ucc.nau.edu/~akc5/ireland.htm&h=494&w=320&sz=49&tbnid=kvHHhR7zNf8J:&tbnh=126&tbnw=82&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dguinness%2Bclock%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8

[Nigel Womersle]

I remember the 66 World Cup in Sheffield.

The atmosphere in those few weeks was great.

But can't remember the clock ???

 

 

I can remember the World Cup '66 being held in Sheffield. Public Toilets were labelled 'Gentlemen, Messieurs, Senors etc. Events were held in the city which would normally not have been given a second thought. Pubs were open later. No Breathallyser until 1968. The atmosphere was wonderful whilst it lasted. I do remember the Guinness Clock. There was one just like it at Great Yarmouth and I think Skegness - all at that time.

[alevans]

I remember the 66 World Cup in Sheffield.

The atmosphere in those few weeks was great.

But can't remember the clock ???

Yeh, I remember the clock, have little to add though, sorry.

[Jabberwocky]

The Guinness clock?

I vaguely remember my mother and me standing watching it when i was 5.

I often thought about it but never knew its name or why it was there.

 

Now I know.

Thanks!