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Ripley & Heanor News
19th Jan 1912
PUBLIC CLOCK FOR LANGLEY MILL
A meeting was held in the Co-operative Hall on Tuesday evening, to consider the advisability of providing a public clock to be placed in the tower of St Andrews Church, which is now in course of erection in Station Road.
Mr. J. Marshall (Bank House) presided, supported by councillor W. Holmes, R. B. Slater, S. Bradley, Messrs, J. Holbrook, T. Horsley, W. Pollard, G. Ward, G. Garner, and the secretaries Messrs Richard Marriott and H. W. Quantrill.
Letters were read from Councillors Andrews and Watson and Mr. E. H. Kent, expressing regret at being unable to be present.
The Chairman said personally he was quite sure that the installation of a public clock in a most prominent part of the village would prove a boon to Langley Mill and be a great acquisition to the district. He complimented the members of the different religious denominations present upon their willingness to help in being the object to a successful issue, and upon the unbiased spirit which prompted them to join hands in so worthy a venture.
Mr Richard Marriott explained how the idea of a public clock first formulated, and how Mr. Quantrill and himself had kept the idea moving until it has reached its present position. He hoped the suggestion would meet with the success it deserved, and although personally a Nonconformist, he considered the tower would not be complete without a clock, and if they succeeded in attaining their ambition it would be a great satisfaction to himself in knowing that he had been the means of helping to leave Langley Mill a bit better than he found it.
Mr. Quantrill said that in order to have some idea of the cost they would have to meet, he had obtained quotations from a couple of firms which he submitted for the benefit of the meeting.
Mr G. Ward, as a Nonconformist, stated that he heartily supported the scheme, and had not the least doubt that it would meet with success. He would recommend that they aim at having a clock which would do Langley Mill credit whilst the opportunity presented itself so favourably, and he was convinced that the public would respond willingly to any appeal they might make, in order that something worth looking at might be placed in the tower.
Councillor W. Holmes said that, as an outsider, he was proud the step was being taken and it was a pleasure to see such a nice feeling existing between the various religious denominations in the matter.
Mr. J. Holbrook said that although residing at Heanor, he was quite in sympathy with the movement. He thought the clock would be a useful addition to the neighbourhood. He suggested that a committee be formed to take the matter in hand, and he felt sure that the gentlemen elected could be relied upon to make the venture a success, and to devote whatever sum might eventually be placed at their disposal to the best advantage.
Councillors Bradley and Slater, Messrs T. Horsley, W. Pollard, and other also expressed their enthusiasm in the matter, and it was finally decided that an endeavour to made to secure a sufficient amount to enable a public clock, having four dials, with necessary chimes, to be placed in the tower, and a committee consisting of upwards of forty gentlemen representing the various denominations and works in the district, with Mr. J. Marshall as chairman, was appointed to take the whole thing in hand.
Messrs. Richard Marriott and H. W. Quantrill were unanimously appointed hon, secs, and Mr. J. A. Frost treasurer.
The meeting terminated with votes of thanks to the chairman, the Churchwardens of St Andrews Church, and the secretaries.
Jenny

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