The History Quine

Podcast #7 - Crimond's Curious Clock / HMS Merganzer


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Two stories from Aberdeenshire this week, looking at Crimond Kirk's famous 61-minute clock and its origins, why it had one too many strokes on the clock face, and how the village reacted to well-meaning Polish ex-serviceman who tried to rectify the problem after WW2; also Crimond Aerodrome and its part in WW2 as HMS Merganzer, run by the Admiralty.  Both stories came from "Hidden Aberdeenshire: the Coast" published in 2014.  

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The History QuineBy Fiona-Jane Brown