Good Directions new landmark exterior clock for Banbury unveiled by the Mayor.
18 May 2011
Some weeks ago we were approached by Paul Cook, the proprietor of hair salon 'Hair Concepts' to design and manufacture a feature clock to go on his new premises in Banbury.
The building was formerly a warehouse for a wine merchants, which Mr Cook has sympathetically transformed with his team of Architect, builder and shop fitters to recreate a period building typical of Banbury town centre.The clock is now a unique landmark above the shop, appropriately featuring hands in the shape of scissors and the words 'It is hair time' in place of traditional numerals around the clock face. With back illumination behind the dial the clock is highly visible both day and night.
In keeping with traditional clocks the bezel surround, although manufactured by Good Directions in modern GRP material in a colour to match the rendering, it is designed to look like raised stonework around the clock. Using GRP instead of stone however means that it can be manufactured to suit the clock size and easily retro-fitted to an existing wall with the minimum of fuss.
The clock was unveiled by the Town Mayor, Councillor Colin Clarke and Mayoress Jenifer Clarke at an opening ceremony which was attended by nearly 200 people and also raised money for the Make-A-Wish foundation.
Proprietor Paul Cook commented ‘it’s great that any customers who missed the move will be able to easily identify our new location thanks to our quirky clock. I hope local people will also use it as a landmark for visitors to the town and that in years to come it will become a historic part of Banbury.’
To see other clocks designed and manufactured by Good Directions please visit our clock website http://www.exterior-clocks.co.uk/ or for our full range of products including exterior clocks, clock towers, GRP architectural features, weathervanes and more visit our main website: http://www.good-directions.co.uk/
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