#RAYMOND SAUNDERS CLOCKMAKER FULL#

Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada 52% of its residents have a first language other than English. The Greater Vancouver area of around 2.4 million inhabitants is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country. The 2011 census recorded 603,502 people in the city, making it the eighth largest Canadian municipality.

Vancouver, officially the City of Vancouver, is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada, and the most populous city in the province. The clock is featured on the cover for the 2011 Nickelback album Here and Now. Incorporating a steam engine and electric motors, the clock displays the time on four faces and announces the quarter hours with a whistle chime that plays the Westminster Quarters. Although the clock is now owned by the City of Vancouver, funding for the project, over $C58,000, was provided by contributions from local merchants, property owners, and private donors. Gastown steam clock - Raymond Saunders' first steam clock was built in 1977 to solve the issue of a steam vent in a popular sidewalk for the renovated Gastown district of Vancouver, 49☁7′04″N 123☀6′32″W. I cannot express how deeply touched and honoured I am, to find such caring and beautifully written words left on my behalf. I would also, like to extend my thanks, to all those who place my images in their beautiful galleries, or use my images for their covers.Īdditionally, I am truly humbled to receive so many thoughtful and generous testimonies. *Please note : Information has not been verified accurate.Ī special thanks to all my Flickr friends and visitors, for taking the time to view and acknowledge my photography. Currently, it is a national historic site and a neighbourhood in the northwest end of Downtown Eastside, adjacent to Downtown Vancouver. Gastown is the original settlement that became the core of the creation of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. *Please note : Information has not been verified accurateĬolours and light slightly muted due to heavy rain. Wikipedia and various other online sites. The number of chimes matches the number of quarter hours that have passed.

#RAYMOND SAUNDERS CLOCKMAKER FULL#

The large central whistle, which was taken off the CPR steam tug Naramata, counts off the full hours while the four auxiliary whistles chime the Westminster Quarters every quarter hour. It also has three small electric motors to help operate two internal fans, one of which blows the steam out the top, and another that controls the valves that play the tunes on the five steam whistles mounted atop the clock case. The component parts cost $42,000 and the clock weighs over two tons.Ī few years ago the clock was refit and is not entirely steam powered. The steam is supplied by the underground system of Central Heat Distributor's Limited. The large whistle will sound once on the hour. Each quarter hour the clock will sound the Westminster Chimes. The gravity driven 'falling ball' drive was 'engineered' by Douglas L. Every 4.5 minutes one steel weight will travel by steam power to the top of the clock. The live steam winds the weights and blows the whistles. The world's first steam powered clock has been created for the enjoyment of everyone. Owned by the City of Vancouver, BC Canada Raymond Saunders' first steam clock was built in 1977 to solve the issue of a steam vent in a popular sidewalk for the renovated Gastown district of Vancouver. The insides of this clock is where the magic begins.īuilt in 1977.

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