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City set to bring time to a halt City brings time to a standstill
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Time will grind to a halt in Swansea later when the hands on the city's landmark Guildhall clock are brought to a standstill. Time will grind to a halt in Swansea when the hands on the city's landmark Guildhall clock are brought to a standstill.
The historic council clock, which towers over the city skyline, will be stopped on Saturday when the timepiece is removed for maintenance purposes. The historic council clock, which towers over the city skyline, will be stopped this week for the timepiece to be removed for maintenance purposes.
Its hands will remain fixed at 12 o'clock until the works are complete.Its hands will remain fixed at 12 o'clock until the works are complete.
The mechanism is being shut down and lifted out so essential floor renewal work can take place in the clock tower. The mechanism will be shut down and lifted out so essential floor renewal work can take place in the clock tower.
The work is part of the latest phase of an ongoing renovation project to revive Grade 1 listed Guildhall building.The work is part of the latest phase of an ongoing renovation project to revive Grade 1 listed Guildhall building.
'Former glory''Former glory'
Contractors are working on this second part of the scheme which will modernise the 75-year-old building and at the same time restore it to its former glory.Contractors are working on this second part of the scheme which will modernise the 75-year-old building and at the same time restore it to its former glory.
Swansea County Council hopes the clock will be restarted on Friday, 16 January.Swansea County Council hopes the clock will be restarted on Friday, 16 January.
The Guildhall was opened on 23 October, 1934, and was originally conceived as the answer to an acute accommodation problem in the former Guildhall at Somerset Place - now the Dylan Thomas Centre.The Guildhall was opened on 23 October, 1934, and was originally conceived as the answer to an acute accommodation problem in the former Guildhall at Somerset Place - now the Dylan Thomas Centre.
It has since functioned as the focal point of local government and justice and is the city's civic centre and is now regarded as an historic building in its own right.It has since functioned as the focal point of local government and justice and is the city's civic centre and is now regarded as an historic building in its own right.