An historic four-sided clock tower in the centre of Cardiff is back chiming again after being restored to full working order. Having been in a state of disrepair for a number of years, with its hands stuck at ten past seven, the landmark clock tower at the grade II listed Hodge House has been painstakingly restored at a cost of £380,000 by the building’s owner, Legal & General.
The original manufacturer of the clock, Smith of Derby, undertook the restoration work as part of a project overseen by architects Stride Treglown.
Hodge House, which runs along St Mary Street with its main entrance on Guildhall Place, provides 110,000 sq ft of office space across its eight floors. It was constructed in 1915. The 32-week programme of work on its clock tower involved five separate crane lifts and using the largest mobile tower crane in the world to reach up and over the building. St Mary Street had to be closed on each occasion. You can get more Cardiff news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
