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<div>{{Short description|Clock tower in Bangor, Northern Ireland}}<br />
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{{coord|54.663|-5.668|display=title|region:GB_scale:5000}}[[File:McKeeClock1.jpg|thumb|The McKee Clock]]<br />
[[File:McKeeInscription.jpg|thumb|Inscription on the base of the clock]]<br />
The '''McKee Clock''' is a [[clock tower]] in the City of [[Bangor, County Down|Bangor]], [[Northern Ireland]]. Situated at the foot of High Street in the [[Bangor Marina|marina]]'s sunken gardens in an area known as the "McKee Clock Arena", the clock is named for its benefactor James McKee, a local [[Rates (tax)|rates]] collector who donated £200 (a very large sum of money at the time) towards its construction.<ref>{{Cite web |title=McKee Clock, Bangor |url=https://www.visitardsandnorthdown.com/explore/heritage-trails/columban-way-heritage-trail/mckee-clock-bangor |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=Ards & North Down |language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
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The clock was designed by Mr Bell, the town's surveyor, and built in 1915 by John McNeilly from stone quarried at Ballycullen, near [[Newtownards]].<br />
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On the base of the clock, a black granite slab is engraved with the inscription "8 July 1915. This stone records the appreciation of the Bangor Urban District Council for the generous gift of this clock to his native town by James McKee. The above James McKee died on 28th April 1919".<br />
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During [[World War II]] the [[Luftwaffe]] dropped a bomb that landed on the top of the clock. Fortunately little damage resulted.<br />
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The clock tower is a familiar sight to [[Bangor, County Down|Bangor]] natives and visitors alike,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dawe |first=Gerald |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vl4BEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22mckee+clock%22+bangor&pg=PT30 |title=Looking Through You: Northern Chronicles |date=2020-08-05 |publisher=Merrion Press |isbn=978-1-78537-283-4 |language=en}}</ref> and is a popular meeting place in the town.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Clock towers in the United Kingdom]]<br />
[[Category:Towers in Northern Ireland]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in County Down]]<br />
[[Category:Bangor, County Down]]<br />
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