Pub clocks

[Farway]

I think we are all aware that pub clocks are always 5 to 10 minute fast, presumably to get the "Last orders" over before GMT closing time

However this lunchtime, nursing my pint of HSB, I was told it was "law", not just custom for pub clocks to be ahead of GMT

Any one know if this is true, or just b00ll0x?

I am in the testicles corner

[ROBCamra]

I think we are all aware that pub clocks are always 5 to 10 minute fast, presumably to get the "Last orders" over before GMT closing time

However this lunchtime, nursing my pint of HSB, I was told it was "law", not just custom for pub clocks to be ahead of GMT

Any one know if this is true, or just b00ll0x?

I am in the testicles corner

Complete and utter gin gan goolies. :evilgrin:

There is no such "criminal offence" as pub clock being incorrect.

If there's a law, there has to be a criminal offence to charge someone with.

[hondo]

the clock on the balmoral ( used to be the north british) hotel edinburgh traditionally runs fast to help you catch your train at waverley station below

[NickDavies]

I think we are all aware that pub clocks are always 5 to 10 minute fast, presumably to get the "Last orders" over before GMT closing time

However this lunchtime, nursing my pint of HSB, I was told it was "law", not just custom for pub clocks to be ahead of GMT

Any one know if this is true, or just b00ll0x?

I am in the testicles corner

BLX. Another one favoured by punters annoyed because they can't get a drink is that 'pubs must open all permitted hours'

[Soup Dragon]

I have just reported H Samuels for not having the same time on all 1623 watches that they had in the shop.

[Maldenman]

Back in the mists of time I seem to remember hearing of a case where a landlord was being prosecuted for serving after time. The defence was that the pub clock was running slow, which was chucked out obviously as it would probably have needed to be running a lot slow! Perhaps this tale is connected to that, as these things expand with the telling?

[Crossste]

When i had my pub i got done for having a bald tyre round the dart board.

[Strongers]

When i had my pub i got done for having a bald tyre round the dart board.

And I bet it had a puncture.

[RogerB]

The clock in my local is only correct twice a day.

[Andy Ven]

The St Stephen's Tavern (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/56662/)has a massive clock and it's always spot on. Maybe they should draw the curtains and install sound proofing to comply with 'the law'

[Farway]

Just to update, just remembered the twee back to front clocks found in some pubs, you know the sort, anti clockwise, thus 11 is where the 1 should be, and 3 is where 9 is meant to be

Bast88rds

[Blackthorn]

Bonapartes (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/61754/) has a large clock built in to the stone wall of the pub. It has obviously broken at some point, but rather than go to the expense of getting it fixed, they just set the time to 18:56 and put up a notice saying that it commemorates the year the building was built!

[gillhalfpint]

Hare & Hounds (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/38129/)

The above was visited in 2007 before I was on this site, so I have just uploaded a couple of photos today taken at the time. The Hare and Hounds just outside Coventry has a clock table, and it worked too.

[Alesonly]

I think this comes from the old days when we had the old clock type needle magnetic operated speedos in Cars and on Motorcycles before the accurate electronic type now. They were allowed read over but not under for instance if your doing a real 30 mph and your speedo shows 40 MPH thats OK But if your doing 30 MPH and your speedo shows 25 MPH thats a failure. So most were made to over read to be on the safe side.

[Soup Dragon]

Sorry, Farway

I think it was just a wind-up

[Farway]

Sorry, Farway

I think it was just a wind-up
On the face of it I hand it to you

[ETA]

Sorry, Farway

I think it was just a wind-up


On the face of it I hand it to you

Time gentlemen, please!

[gillhalfpint]

[QUOTE=Evil Gazebo;44279]Forget about pub clocks. Forget about atomic clocks. Here is the latest technological advancement in timekeeping.

Every pub garden should have one of those. Brilliant.

[Strongers]

Edit: link has changed, so my post no longer makes sense. Delete if applicable...

I'm glad I only sent it to the misses yesterday, who became very confused!