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George V. Although the Clock Tower celebrates the life of the King, it also marks the beginning of a new era. It is quite possible that neither Commissioner Cardinall nor the people of that day could have imagined the magnitude of their legacy.
Clock Tower facts:
Cost - £140
Year built – 1937
It is recorded that the following men were part of the Clock Tower construction crew:
Ernest Bodden
Albert Bodden (Capt. Albert Bodden’s son)
Lindsey Thompson (Sunbeam Thompson’s brother) Rayal Bodden (head man / supervisor)
Clock mechanism built by:
William Potts & Sons, Guildford Clock Works, Burley, Leeds 4 (UK) 1937
Acknowledgements:
We are grateful to the staff of the Cayman Islands National Archives for their time and assistance in providing information contained in this booklet.
