Bridlington, E. Yorkshire - Floral Clock, Princes Parade - local pmk 1925

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Bridlington - Floral Clock, Princes Parade
• Publisher:  Photochrom Ltd.
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  George V 1d. red
• Postmark(s):  Bridlington 5 Aug 1925 machine
• Sent to:  Miss Peggy Simpson, Bagdale, Crescent Gardens, Alwoodley, near Leeds
• Notes / condition: 

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Bridlington is a seaside resort in the bay south of and sheltered by Flamborough Head. It is a minor sea fishing port and civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It has a static population of over 34,000, which rises considerably during the tourist season. Bridlington is a major shellfish port and has a working harbour. The town is twinned with Millau in France and Bad Salzuflen in Germany.^[2] One of the UK's coastal weather stations is located at Bridlington.

Bridlington is a seaside resort and minor fishing port on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea. It is an area which is said to have the highest coastal erosion rate in Europe.

A floral clock or flower clock is a large decorative clock with the clock face formed by carpet bedding, usually found in a park or other public recreation area.

The first floral clock was invented by John McHattie of Edinburgh Parks and was first planted up in the spring of 1903 in West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh.^[1] In that year it had only an hour hand but a minute hand was added the following year. It was soon imitated across the United Kingdom and later throughout the world.

In Edinburgh the clock mechanism is set inside the plinth of the statue to Allan Ramsay adjacent and lasted until 1936. It was constructed by local clockmaker Messrs James Ritchie and Sons Ltd, originally using salvaged parts from Elie Parish Church in Fife.^[2]

Most have the mechanism set in the ground under the flowerbed, which is then planted to visually appear as a clock face with moving arms which may also hold bedding plants.

The only flower clock with two faces moved by the same system is located in Zacatlán, Puebla, Mexico. It has two faces, each five meters in diameter. It was manufacturated by Relojes Centenario, a local manufacturer.

Michael Jackson had a floral clock at his Neverland Ranch.

Other floral clocks can be seen in the International Peace Garden on the border between North Dakota and Manitoba and in Frankfort, Kentucky.

type=printed postcards

theme=topographical: british

sub-theme=england

county/ country=yorkshire

number of items=single

period=inter-war (1918 - 1939)

postage condition=posted