Originally Posted by
lindac8941
What really annoys me, as you have read. Prescot was known for clock and watchmaking. A few years ago , a new shopping mall called Inshops was developed, it was really good at the time for Prescot. In the centre of the ceiling was a lovely very large clock, which used to play a tune on the hour and these little figures used to come out from the 4 faces of the clock. It was quite unusual, and my kids used to love waiting to watch this happen. Then all of a sudden, either the clock broke or something, but it disappeared. So much for Prescot and its speciality of clock and watches. The council or whoever couldnt even maintain or keep that going.!