To celebrate the ascension to the throne of King George V, Bexley Urban District Council commissioned Walter Maxted Epps to design a clock tower for Bexleyheath town centre. Early professional cinematographer Harry Pease shot this film of the inauguration of the clock tower in July 1912. It is part of the archive film collection at Bexley Local Studies & Archive Centre. Look out for the firemen standing on their horse-drawn engine.

(The full catalogue record for this film, LSA/0049, is available at www. londonsscreenarchives.org.uk.)

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