Clock in Coney Street, with the wee Admiral on the top

Clock in Coney Street, with the wee Admiral on the top

by BAROSI, Mihaly

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SHoweMBOU, on October 4, said:

In Coney Street, with the wee Admiral on the top, outside a church that was badly damaged by bombing in WWII.

BAROSI, Mihaly, on October 19, said:

Hi SHoweMBOU, thanks for your information again. Title extended accordingly too. Could you explain what "wee Admiral" means? Thanks, Misi

SHoweMBOU, 13 days ago, said:

The figure above the clock is in Admiral's uniform of I guess about 1800AD (Lord Nelson's time). What the exact historical connection with York is I would not know, but the good citizens of the city have dubbed him 'the wee admiral'.

SHoweMBOU, 13 days ago, said:

Mihaly, you might also like to take a look at http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/articles/2007/08/16/clockgeoffnewey_feature.shtml for a bit more information about the Coney Street clock. Captain Cook too was a Yorkshireman and a famous navigator in the late 1700's; could it be a representation of him perhaps wielding the sextant? Regards, Stan.

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