The 62-year-old additionally defined how the clock retains its time through the 12 months regardless of the forces of gravity on the minute hand.

“I used to be advised the burden of gravity makes it quicker for the primary 30 seconds however then gravity makes it slower on the way in which again up so it equals out,” he stated.

The final time the clock broke down was for greater than a month in the summertime of 2020 through the Covid lockdown.

He now at all times appears up at it within the morning from his tram journey to work to verify it’s nonetheless working.

The clock tower, which was designed by William Hamilton Beattie, rises 190ft (58m) into the capital’s skyline.

The unique mechanism, though not used any extra, continues to be within the clock tower.

Brian stated he hopes sooner or later to have it moved right into a extra public space of the lodge so guests can see it.

“It is a large operation to take it out of the clock tower as a result of its sheer weight. It is made from metal and weighs a minimum of half a ton.”