I’ve been to Chester a few times and this clock is one of the landmarks of the old city – situated up on the walls, above the gateway (Eastgate), you can walk up and stand directly underneath. When you do you feel really close to the clock and can sense the passing of time.

The bridge under the clock is also a good place to stand and watch passers by on the street beneath and to take a few selfies, with the clock… of course.

The clock is best visited early in the morning, just after dawn, when it is quiet. Apparently, this is the second most photographed clock in Britain, after Big Ben. I’m not sure about that, as there are certainly other clocks that I like to take pictures of more than either of those, but it is certainly plausible.

I read that the manufacturer of the clock supplied a maintenance crew up until 1974 to visit the clock weekly and wind it – not clear why they stopped at that point, but the clock has certainly done well if it hasn’t been wound since.

There is another clock further up the road, at the end of Foregate Street – don’t photograph that one by mistake. It has it’s own charm but it isn’t the famous clock – it’s a more modern work.