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Floral clock, Napier (3rd of 3)

Floral clock, Napier

In the 1950s there was a fashion for public floral clocks, copying American examples. Auckland, Christchurch and Napier each created clocks. Napier’s clock was formally dedicated in December 1955.

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Photograph by A. B. Hurst and Son

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Jock Phillips. 'Timekeeping', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/timekeeping/3/1/3