Roland Hogan at his farm near Nottingham

Feb. 24, 1952 - The Vanishing St. Pancras Clock. 52 year old Roland Hogan, who is rail guard, has found the clock which will make him the undisputed king of clock collectors. For he is taking, a bit by a bit to his farm near Nottingham, and reassembling - St. Pancras station clock. The huge clock, the face alone weighs 1/2 tons, will be reassembled, in all its prewar glory - the hands repainted gold - on the side of Rolands barn. Each day another piece of the century old clock disappears onto the lunchtime train to Nottingham from St. Panoras - to reappear at the farm - the hands, one 11ft and one 18 ft are already fitted to the barn - the 1 1/2 wt of mechanism is stored inside - and the face, all 4 1/2 tons of it is a giant jig saw puzzle of slate rubble - all to be fitted together within the next six months. Roland fits the giant hands of St. Panoras Station clock onto his barn at his farm - one hand is 11ft long and the other 18 ft. (Credit Image: (c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans)

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19600104 Barn Collectors Disappears Fits Fitted Hogan Lunchtime Mechanism Onto Pancras Panoras Prewar Puzzle Reappear Reassembled Reassembling Repainted Rolands Slate Stored Tons Undisputed Vanishing Weighs

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