That clock was part of my childhood growing up in Nottingham. It’s so lovely to remember that tune and all the animals twirling round. I used to stand and watch it, fascinated for ages. As I became a teenager, it was the perfect meeting place. Glad it was restored but very short sited to have it upstairs at the back of the Vic Centre. Looks so much more dramatic when you look at it from the upper floor as well.
I was in Nottingham for the first time in years a couple of weeks ago and went to finally seek put the clock and was so disappointed that it wasn’t working at all 😫 Maybe it doesn’t run on a Sunday?
I haven't been in the Vic Centre for a few years, but last time I was in there this beautiful art timepiece had been shifted upstairs to the back end towards the bus station. Such a shame, because that part of the VC is the arse-end of nowhere to be frank. Its rightful place is downstairs near the front of the building at the heart of the footfall. Anyway thanks for the upload, brings back some happy memories from the 70's and 80's.
I enjoyed driving Austin seven car all my life .I learnt driving on this car at the age of seven from my father Dr . T . Ramachandra Rao who was very fond of this car .He practically owned it and self driven it for almost 50 long years .I cannot never forget this wonderful dream car .
Sadly no record with the DVLA or the Austin Seven Clubs' Association. There's always the possibility that it has been re-registered with another number plate, or exported.
Rather an unfair and inaccurate comment. When Emett built the clock the waterwheel was driven by an electric motor. At some time in the past the motor burnt out and, rather than replace it, someone decided it would be a good idea to bolt aerosol can caps into the flower heads and turn the water pressure up so that it would turn the wheel. The result was that water splashed everywhere causing a great deal of corrosion damage. When we restored the clock we replaced Emett's original motor and reversed all of the changes that others had made so that it was as close to the way Emett intended as possible. The only change is that we decided not to reinstate the water supply to the bouquet in the centre as this had also suffered badly with corrosion. 'Electric quartz'?
I remember this was exhibited at the National Air and Space Museum when it first opened in the mid 1970's. I am SO HAPPY I found this again..I was 11 years old at the time when I first experienced M.A.U.D. and I couldn't get enough! Thank you for posting this!
Before it was re-installed in the Victoria Centre, the clock was restored, replacing the parts that had been lost over the years and repainted in the way Emett had originally intended.
i too am in Love with Austin 7 ...under reconstruction.... 80 % done... hope to lunch by Sept 15 ... can u suggest colour combination... my id pkpanigrahi321@gmail.com. ... i am in India , Odisha State , Bhubaneswar...
I remember seeing this as a kid and it left such a strong impression on me. I love the squirrels! I also recall it playing music called Pieces de Clavecin : Suite in E minor : IV Gigue en Rondeau by Jean-Phillipe Rameau.Thanks for the upload.
