Video: The Fortnum & Mason Clock

By Geoff Marshall Last edited 121 months ago

Last Updated 11 November 2014

Video: The Fortnum & Mason Clock

While rushing from the tube to that pressing appointment in The Ritz's tea room, you may well have missed the Trumpton-style clock that sits above the main doors of Fortnum & Mason's department store in Piccadilly. Mark Mason shows us what happens on the hour and explains why.

Mark is the author of Walk The Lines and website The Importance of Being Trivial.

For more horological trivia take a look at our list of London's most unusual clocks.