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The Angel Clock

Unnamed Road, London EC1V 2QA, United Kingdom

The Angel Clock
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María Inés Garibaldi
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(Translated by Google) This clock is located on a pedestrian island between Goswell Road and City Road in Islington in London.
The clock was erected by J Smith and Sons in 1906. They were local merchants and the clock still bears their advertisement which reads:
"J. Smith & Sons (Clerkenwell) Ltd. Established 1780.
42-54 St Johns Square London"
The clock has been recently refurbished by TFL and is painted green with gold lettering.
Mark Aston, history manager at the Islington Local History Center in Finsbury, said a clock occupied a site in front of the former Angel Tavern, now the Cooperative Bank, until 1872. A deal was then struck between Islington and Clerkenwell Vestries (former councils) and John Smith and Sons, watchmaker and watchmakers, to have it moved to its present site, where the clock began working in 1906.
Mr Aston said: "The watch was originally hand-wound each day, but some time later an electric winding mechanism was fitted, with Smith footing the bill."
Source Camden New Journal.

(Original)
Este reloj está ubicado en una isla peatonal entre Goswell Road y City Road en Islington en Londres.
El reloj fue erigido por J Smith and Sons en 1906. Eran comerciantes locales y el reloj aún lleva su anuncio que dice:
"J. Smith & Sons (Clerkenwell) Ltd. Establecido 1780.
42-54 St Johns Square London"
El reloj ha sido renovado recientemente por TFL y está pintado de verde con letras doradas.
Mark Aston, gerente de historia en el Centro de Historia Local de Islington en Finsbury, dijo que un reloj ocupaba un sitio frente a la antigua Angel Tavern, ahora el Banco Cooperativo, hasta 1872. Luego se llegó a un acuerdo entre Islington y Clerkenwell Vestries (antiguos concilios ) y John Smith and Sons, relojero y relojeros, para que lo trasladaran a su sitio actual, donde el reloj comenzó a funcionar en 1906.
El Sr. Aston dijo: "El reloj originalmente se enrollaba a mano todos los días, pero algún tiempo después se instaló un mecanismo de cuerda eléctrica, con Smith pagando la cuenta".
Fuente Camden New Journal .
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