The Saint Enoch Station Clock.
Built in the 1870s for the City of Glasgow Union Railway and designed by John Fowler and James F. Blair, Saint Enoch Station was once the grandest station in Glasgow. It was closed in 1966 and then demolished in the 1970s. This clock, which hung inside, is pretty much the only part of it which remains.
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After the station was demolished, the clock was purchased by the businessman Raymond Gullies, who donated it to Cumbernauld when the new town celebrated its 21st birthday in 1977, where it was erected on a public walkway and featured in the 1980s film Gregory's Girl. In the 2000s, it was moved into the new Antonine Shopping Centre when Cumbernauld town centre was redeveloped.
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In recent years, there have been calls both to return it to Glasgow for installation in Queen Street Station, and to have it re-installed in a more public space in Cumbernauld. However, for the moment it remains in the Antonine Shopping Centre in a closed off section where it can only be viewed by request, which is a sad state of affairs for such a grand public clock.
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