Sound of the city is back as Little John rings again

COUNCIL HOUSE CLOCK RESTORATION COMPLETED

- By JOE LOCKER Local democracy reporter

Clockwise Restorations with the newly restored Council House clock

THE clock at the top of Nottingham Council House is ticking once again after being stripped down to each of its 1,195 individual parts under a significant restoration project.

Little John, alongside its four smaller siblings, also fell silent for two months on September 2 as part of the project. It is the fifth heaviest bell in the UK and its E-flat tone is believed to be the deepest in the country.

At noon yesterday the newly restored clock started ticking - and the bongs of Little John sounded out across the city once again.

The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) was invited into the Council House bell tower for the occasion.

Wayne Francis is the director of Clockwise Restorations in Lincolnshire, which has been looking after the clock for eight years.