#Latest news with #localdesignDaily Mail3 days agoGeneralDaily MailThis is the bizarre reason that explains why so many supermarkets have a clock tower: RONAN O'REILLYFrom red telephone boxes to double-decker buses, some designs are quintessentially English. Yet, despite being native to our green and pleasant land, one key architectural feature goes almost unnoticed. I'm referring to the ubiquitous quirk that is the clock tower. Not just any clock tower but the one that looms over so many of our supermarkets and shopping centres.
Daily Mail3 days agoGeneralDaily MailThis is the bizarre reason that explains why so many supermarkets have a clock tower: RONAN O'REILLYFrom red telephone boxes to double-decker buses, some designs are quintessentially English. Yet, despite being native to our green and pleasant land, one key architectural feature goes almost unnoticed. I'm referring to the ubiquitous quirk that is the clock tower. Not just any clock tower but the one that looms over so many of our supermarkets and shopping centres.