Emery County Progress | 1902-02-01 | Page 3 | Clock Five Centuries Old

clock five centuries old at quaint old castletown Castle town the metropolis ot the isle of man there exists a very interesting cloch which has now performed its functions of time telling in five centuries it was presented by queen elizabeth in the year 1597 to castle hushen the coif ress which stands in the middle of castletown Castle town the works which are shown in the engraving axe crude be lag driven by ropes and pulleys but nevertheless they keep fair time the clock in fact has run ever since it was built except for rare stoppages for repairs to this day the single hand which travels slowly round the dial outside the tower of castle rush en Is the principal source of tion as to the hour to the inhabitants of castletown Castle town