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Newbury Weekly News - 150th Anniversary

Newbury Weekly News

Thursday, 2 March, 2017 1889: The Broadway clock – Jubilee memorial inaugurated

7 March 1889 AFTER months of weary waiting the Jubilee clock has been suitably inaugurated and the town now possesses a public memorial of Her Majesty’s Jubilee. The scheme was launched several years ago, a committee being appointed to collect the necessary funds. Various causes have contributed to delay the completion of the work, and therefore the opening of a jubilee memorial may seem a little behind-hand, but all the difficulties having been surmounted the clock now appears as a handsome and appropriate memorial of this historic event. The clock tower stands upon the site of the Obelisk, which for so many years occupied the centre of the Broadway, and consequently is favourably situated. Contemporaneous with the opening of the clock, was the mounting of the Russian gun, which after years of neglect, has been placed in a position of honour and dignity. The opening ceremony took place on Monday afternoon, but a more unfortunate day could not have been selected, as snow fell thickly throughout the proceedings and consequently considerably interfered with the enthusiasm of the spectators.

The Broadway Clock and Russian gun

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