Originally Posted by
ChrisGeorge
Hi all
Does anyone remember -- or does it still occur -- the one o'clock gun?
Chris
I remember the one o' clock gun. At the time I thought it was set off to let the people in the factories in Birkenhead know it was time to get back to work.
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Later, I found out that the gun was set off to allow ships in the mersey to set their chronometers.
We don't have the one 0' clock gun anymore Chris. All our time signals now come from Hereford - electonically. (Via Grenwich of course,)
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