The Time Ball Tower Museum, Prince of Wales Terrace
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The Time Ball Tower Museum, Prince of Wales Terrace
Image: © pam fray Taken: 25 Jul 2009
Built originally as a Semaphore Station in 1795, it was later converted to a time ball tower, used as a means to check the time by shipping passing through or anchored in the English Channel. The ball was raised to the top of its pole and dropped at exactly 1pm each day. Although no longer needed, the ball still drops hourly each day. The photograph was taken at 2pm and the ball has just dropped.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.221867
Longitude
1.404003