Clapham’s National Clock Museum

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Whangarei Northland New Zealand. Claphams National Clock Musuem. View of front of building. Entrance. Roof slopes to middle point. Angular design, white walls.; Shutterstock ID 1485170792; purchase_order: 65050; job: POIs; client: Lonely Planet; o...

This charming collection of 1600 ticking, gonging and cuckooing timepieces is housed in a building shaped as a sundial. There are all manner of kooky and kitschy items displayed alongside the more august specimens, such as the venerable 1690 English-built grandfather clock.

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