Specialist engineers plan to work on Swansea’s historic Guildhall clock from next week.
They aim to undertake essential maintenance to ensure the timepiece – on the historic building’s prominent tower – is back in action in the coming months.
Swansea Council has been waiting for a number of months for engineers to become available.
Cabinet member and joint deputy council leader David Hopkins said: “We thank people for being patient as we’ve made pandemic actions our priority.
“We’ve also waited for specialists to free up the necessary time to do this important work. It’s important we got the right team in to do the job. There are few of these specialists available and, like all businesses, they’ve been affected by the pandemic.
“The clock means a lot to the people of Swansea – and they’ll be glad to see it once again providing its invaluable service.”
It is planned that the Cumbria Clock Company will begin work next week. They will first remove hands from clock face; its internal mechanism will also go for factory maintenance.
It’s planned that the clock will be back up and running in good time for Christmas. Access to the Guildhall will not be affected during the work.
The Guildhall opened in 1934. Its innovative design and unique features were widely copied in other municipal buildings during the two decades following its completion and the building has proved to be functional as well as architecturally celebrated.
It has functioned as a focal point of local government and justice, is the focus for civic ceremony and is one of Swansea’s principal centres of social and cultural life.
