Happy Birthday Floral Clock, Palmeria Square

[The Oldman]

Today is not only the 56th anniversary of the Queen's Coronation but also the official opening of the Floral Clock in Palmeria Square. I remember being taken down there in 1953 in the afternoon by my parents to watch the Mayor do the honours. My Mum & Dad were quite impressed by it all. I thought it was all a bit boring but must say I quite like it now.

 

[skipper734]

I have an Argus with a picture somewhere, of the then Mayor asking me the time.
I thought what an idiot, there's a bloody great clock there. Fancy asking a seven year old!

 

[Nottseagull]

That would have been vandalised had it been in Mansfield (out of CCTV coverage).

 

[Barrel of Fun]

It has been vandalised on numerous occasions and had it's hands destoryed just before I moved away from Brighton in September.

 

[Shizuoka Dolphin]

I visited the biggest floral clock on Planet Earth last year. Wasn't intentional, it just happened to be we were we went that weekend.

 

[csider]

I have an Argus with a picture somewhere, of the then Mayor asking me the time.
I thought what an idiot, there's a bloody great clock there. Fancy asking a seven year old!

thats cos it never f***ing works!!!

remember the toilets at the east end of the square?

 

[skipper734]

thats cos it never f***ing works!!!

remember the toilets at the east end of the square?

It did in 1953. Toilets that's a rather random association. A girlfriend of mines dad was a photographer and took the odd pic for the police way back. He spent a few hours in those bogs with his camera waiting to picture the liaisons in the cubicles as evidence.

 

[csider]

It did in 1953. Toilets that's a rather random association. A girlfriend of mines dad was a photographer and took the odd pic for the police way back. He spent a few hours in those bogs with his camera waiting to picture the liaisons in the cubicles as evidence.

not that random, for some of the younger viewers thay may not know there were toilets there that were filled in, prob mid 80's??

 

[Lord Bracknell]

A police officer mate of mine once told me that, in the old days, there were men who used to visit Hove and spend the whole of a fortnight's holiday in the Palmeira Square toilets.