The clock was originally intended to be built for the coronation of King Edward VII but insufficient funds were raised and it was not built opened until 1913 after he died.
The clock was built on the boundary of Redcar and Coatham, William Duncan was the architect, Robert Richardson made the clock’s mechanism and the builder was John Dobson.
The opening ceremony took place on Wednesday 29th January 1913.
After many years of campaigning by Vera Robinson, the clock was finally restored to full working order in 2006