Cherie's Place » St Martin Le Grand http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Sun, 03 May 2026 22:32:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Clock of St Martin Le Grand Church http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2018/06/27/the-clock-of-st-martin-le-grand-church/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2018/06/27/the-clock-of-st-martin-le-grand-church/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2018 19:57:53 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=20923 The Clock of St Martin Le Grand Church

St Martin’s is now a haven of calm in the heart of York, but in 1942 it was reduced to a smouldering ruin during a bombing raid on the city. The church stood desolate until restoration work began in 1961.

The clock, first fitted in 1668, and the gilded head of Father Time are replacements for the originals destroyed in the air raid. The jaunty ‘Little Admiral’ however, survived the fire and is still taking a sighting of the sun with his sextant.

The Clock of St Martin Le Grand Church

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