Yesterday morning, the clock was running 11 minutes fast.
Council property services group manager Dave Bainbridge-Zafar said the clock had been ‘‘fluttering’’, which meant it was running slightly ahead of time.
He said the time had been reset last week and yesterday afternoon to help keep it to time, but repairs had been delayed while waiting on a part to arrive.
‘‘While there have been some modern additions, the clock
... has been going since December 2, 1880. Due to its age, we sometimes have minor issues.’’
He said the clock had been reset three times this year and was reset twice in 2019.
‘‘It is serviced monthly, wound every day and the time is changed twice a year for daylight saving.’’
He said typically repairs and servicing of the clock cost less than $1000 a year.
