The Time Ball
I've found that many
of the subjects of my photos seem to disappear or stop working,
once I start to photograph them. The time ball on the Nelson
Monument is no exception.
After falling at 1pm,
almost every day since 1852, the time ball, weighing 762kg, is now
out of action, having suffered damage in the recent gales.
Edinburgh council is
to order a full detailed survey to see how it can be repaired.
Council leader, Donald Anderson added:
"The time ball is a nationally
significant time-keeping instrument, that pre-dates the one
o'clock gun and it is vital that we ensure any work carried out is
done by a specialist in order for it to continue working into the
next century."
Edinburgh Evening
News: March 16, 2007
