HOW TO READ THE NEWGATE STREET CLOCK The current hour can be seen in black Roman numerals (1) in the upper part of the dial. The minutes are the dots above and below the blue aperture (2). The quarter hours (0 / 15 / 30 / 45 / 60 minutes) may be seen below the lower minute markers (3). At each hour, the relevant hour numeral rises at the left side of the blue aperture. It gradually "wanders" its way around the blue section until it disappears on the right. As it travels, two small black markers above and below it (4), point to the minutes. As one hour sets on the right, the next hour rises on the left. The time shown in the photograph above is therefore 23 minutes past 4 o'clock The day, month and year are shown in the aperture at the bottom left.  The date in the photograph is 21st May 2007 The temperature (18 degrees centigrade) is shown in the bottom right aperture. How the Newgate Street Clock works [Return to Index Page]