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The Aqua Horological Tintinnabulator (also known as the Victoria Centre Clock or the Emett Clock〔 or The Time Fountain is a 'water-powered' clock in Nottingham, England. ==History== It was commissioned by Capital and Counties in 1970 and designed and built by kinetic sculptor Rowland Emett. A photograph shows a pencilled note on a whitewashed beam in Emett's barn:''26th August 1970 (1/2 Closing Day) construction of the fountain started''.〔Capital and Counties Property Co. Ltd, "Victoria Centre Bulletin No.7 January 1971", BBDO Public Relations, 8 Baker Street, London, W1M 2BR〕 Installation commenced late 1972 (the year the Victoria Centre opened) and was completed before 20 February 1973. The foundation stone reads ''THE VICTORIA CENTRE TIME FOUNTAIN FEBRUARY 20TH 1973 BY EMETT.''〔On public view at the foot of the Time Fountain.〕 In its original design, this clock played Rameau's Gigue en Rondeau II from the E-minor suite of his ''Pièces de Clavecin'' when striking the hour and half hour. The clock parts were designed by Thwaites & Reed.〔Capital and Counties Property Co. Ltd, "Victoria Centre Bulletin No.7 January 1971", BBDO Public Relations, 8 Baker Street, London, W1M 2BR〕 It is 23ft high〔The Estates Gazette, Volume 225, Part 2〕 and has become an icon of Nottingham. Between its installation in 1973 and 2010, around £250,000 in coins had been thrown into the fountain.〔
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