
What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Bradford on Avon Town Clock This Coronation clock with its ornamental ironwork was originally on Westbury House from 1953. It was separated from its ironwork and moved to the Lamb Building by the Town Bridge in the 1970s but fell into disuse when Avon Rubber vacated the building in 1992. The clock was restored by Bradford on Avon Town Council as a project to mark the Golden Jubilee Year of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, reunited with the ornamental wings and repositioned on St Margaret's Hall. The Clock was formerly rededicated by the Mayor, Councillor Janet Repton, on 3rd June 2002, as part of the town's Jubilee celebrations. Recorded plaque organisation: Bradford on Avon Town Council.
The Bradford on Avon Town Clock, originally installed in 1953 to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, was restored and repositioned in 2002 for her Golden Jubilee, serving as a significant local landmark and historical artifact.
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