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1977, Blackboy Clock restored
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Stroud News and Journal gave the following summary of the restoration:
"Stroud’s famous little black boy is striking the hour again after a silence of over 20 years.
It was two years ago that Woodchester man Mr. Michael Maltin (pictured above) re-moved the broken clock and rotting black boy statue from the Teachers’ Centre building in Castle Street.
The 200-year-old clock was repaired and restored by Mr. Maltin and the equally aged black boy was repaired by Mr. Pat Conolly, a member of the Guild of Gloucesteshire Craftsmen, and guilded and painted by singwriter Mr. B. M. Durn.
The clock and black boy were re-erected at the weekend, and not only does the boy strike the hour, but his head also turns to listen to the ringing bell.
The only thing remaining to be solved is what sort of leaves the black boy has round his waist." - has type | est de type
- restoration
- carried out by | réalisée par
- Maltin, Michael
- took place at | a eu lieu dans
- Stroud
- took place on or within | a eu lieu le ou dans l'intervalle de temps
- September 1977
- is referred to by | est référencé par
- 'RINGING OUT THE HOUR–AFTER 20 YEARS OF SILENCE', Stroud News and Journal, 22 September 1977