Round the midnight hour
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Is it true that the Town Hall Clock never strikes midnight?
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I've heard a version of this one too, though it was that the lions would come to life & run round the building themselves for the amount of time that it took for the clock to strike.
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I read recently that it was set not to strike midnight when Queen Victoria was staying in Leeds (probably at the Queen Vic behind the Town Hall).
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This is true (sadly). When she opened the Town Hall, the clocktower was scaffolding, covered in flags. We found some great pics in the back of a cupboard here only yesterday. I will get them scanned as soon as I can.
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