Hatboro Embarks on Next Phase of Clock Repair

The Hatboro Borough Council intends to apply for a state grant to help fund restoration of its 200-year-old clock tower.

With the first phase of the process to restart the hands of time for Hatboro's historic clock tower barely underway, officials are looking ahead to next steps. The Hatboro Borough Council during its meeting Monday night formally approved a proposal from Keith Winship of Winships' Pieces of Time to devise a detailed report outlining the costs and repairs needed to restore and preserve the borough's 200-year-old clock tower, which sits atop borough hall.  Winships' work to create the report - which is being funded by a 50-50 grant and local match - is expected to be complete by Dec. 31. But, before that happens, Borough Manager Fred Zollers told Patch that the governing body is expected to take action next month on another state grant …

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Should Hatboro Allow Dismantling of 200-Year-Old Clock?

Hatboro has received state funding to cover the 100 hours required to take apart and diagnose fixes for the clock tower atop borough hall, but fundraising is ongoing to repair, reassemble it.

At a minimum, the 200-year-old clock tower perched above the Hatboro municipal building will require 291 hours of work to clean, repair, restore and replace any parts not in working order.  But, to pinpoint with better preciseness exactly what is needed to once again move the hands of time, antique clock restoration expert Keith Winship of Winships’ Pieces of Time said he first must take the historic clock apart, photograph and document each and every piece to determine exactly what parts are needed and exactly how much the labor and materials will cost. “It’s very difficult to say exactly what we’re going to do without taking the clock apart,” Winship told the council on Monday night. “I can’t just look at what’s up there and say, ‘this …

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Independence Hall Makeover Uses Horsham Company

Horsham-based Benjamin Obdyke's Cedar Breather ventilating roof underlayment is being used in Independence Hall's restoration.