Rowland Emett's "Heath Robinson Clock" - Merrion Centre

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Tue 10 Mar, 2009 12:05 am

Nothing on youtube but there's a photo here of it, courtesy haberlea, when it was sited outside the Post Office.http://www.flickr.com/photos/haberlea/3313227377/

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 10 Mar, 2009 12:37 am

Geordie-exile wrote: Nothing on youtube but there's a photo here of it, courtesy haberlea, when it was sited outside the Post Office.http://www.flickr.com/photos/haberlea/3313227377/ I can't make out the shops behind it - is this its original position at the top of the slope from Merrion Street or after it was moved (and altered somewhat) closer to Morrisons?

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Tue 10 Mar, 2009 12:50 am

The Post Office used to be as you turned right at the top of the 'moving pavements'. Near Scheerer's. If you enlarge the photo you'll see that's the old Post Office in the background. So yes, it's photographed in the original position.

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Tue 10 Mar, 2009 8:34 am

I seem to remember one being there now a somewhat dumbed down version of this http://www.flickr.com/photos/haberlea/3313227377/one if you look at the old and the new the old one has far more on it and is somewhat bigger. They sometimes take the Featherstone Kite away all together and have some smaller machines that were from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in there also

Post by **chameleon** » Wed 11 Mar, 2009 12:38 pm

Geordie-exile wrote: The Post Office used to be as you turned right at the top of the 'moving pavements'. Near Scheerer's. If you enlarge the photo you'll see that's the old Post Office in the background. So yes, it's photographed in the original position. Ah yes I see it now (and the photo is dated 1990 derrr!) Still feels as though there are bits missing - wonder if it gained rather than lost bits later?

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Wed 11 Mar, 2009 1:54 pm

chameleon wrote: Geordie-exile wrote: The Post Office used to be as you turned right at the top of the 'moving pavements'. Near Scheerer's. If you enlarge the photo you'll see that's the old Post Office in the background. So yes, it's photographed in the original position. Ah yes I see it now (and the photo is dated 1990 derrr!) Still feels as though there are bits missing - wonder if it gained rather than lost bits later? I thought it looked to be the other way round, rather it had lost some parts.

Post by **chameleon** » Wed 11 Mar, 2009 2:08 pm

LS1 wrote: chameleon wrote: Geordie-exile wrote: The Post Office used to be as you turned right at the top of the 'moving pavements'. Near Scheerer's. If you enlarge the photo you'll see that's the old Post Office in the background. So yes, it's photographed in the original position. Ah yes I see it now (and the photo is dated 1990 derrr!) Still feels as though there are bits missing - wonder if it gained rather than lost bits later? I thought it looked to be the other way round, rather it had lost some parts. Yes, I agree, what I meant I suppose was did it gain (and then loose!) some bits between this piccy and now?Was always a must to be there on the hour when in Town when my little boy really was a little boy to watch this - somehow it doesn't look as 'fiddley' as I remember

daver · Post by **daver** » Wed 11 Mar, 2009 4:57 pm

It was not outside Morrisons the last time I was up there an "outdoor" coffee shop was there that will have been about 2-3 weeks ago

Sibo · Post by **Sibo** » Wed 14 Mar, 2012 10:41 pm

Here you go.......http://www.britishpathe.com/video/emett ... machineYes! It's that old!Can someone clarify if it is still there?If you search the net it seems as it's been to Otarion museum of Science!Did Leeds CC sell it?!Grrrrrrrr!John 'Sibo' Sibbald

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Thu 15 Mar, 2012 8:43 am

uote nick="Sibo"]Here you go.......http://www.britishpathe.com/video/emett ... machineYes! It's that old!Can someone clarify if it is still there?If you search the net it seems as it's been to Otarion museum of Science!Did Leeds CC sell it?!Grrrrrrrr!John 'Sibo' Sibbald mmm I wondered that too....wouldn't have thought it was council's to sell though.....still, WHERE has that clock gone ?