David Gray's pictures of the week 13-11-2006

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This week's pictures take a look at public clocks. Now that everyone's got a mobile phone, there are fewer people wearing wristwatches and, you would think, even less need for clocks in public places. But there's still a lot of them around, although sadly most no longer work, let alone tell the right time. That's a shame, since we have a marvellous heritage of Victorian and Edwardian timepieces and they are a reassuring part of our urban landscape. It's also telling that in countries like Germany and Switzerland, where public clocks are remorselessly accurate, their trains and buses put ours to shame. The pictures in this set come from London, Brighton, Paris, Berlin, Shoreham and Worthing. Tempus F**it.

Time for the next Punch and Judy show at Shoreham in August 2003 (image 2427-13)

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