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The Giant Backwards Clock

Reads Property Development proudly display this timepiece large clock originally built by a local artist named Tim Hunkin in 2008.

It spent around 7 years mounted on the side of the former Tobar Toy warehouse in Ellough, near Beccles which also happened to be a distribution centre for Hawkin’s Bazaar, whose bestselling item was a backwards clock.

To complete the look, they also installed a life-sized mannequin on top of the large clock styled with hi-vis workwear and safety helmet.


It was put up for sale with Durrants Auctions Rooms and we obtained the piece in April 2015 seeing it as a landmark for the Business Park but also Diss itself. The unique clock boasts 6 metres in diameter and weighs approximately a whopping 2 tonnes.

If you wish to see how the clock was built by the talented Tim Hunkin, please click the button below