Shoppers in Dundee city centre have been left puzzled as to why a historic clock has been frozen in time.
The ornamental clock fixed to the outside of H Samuel is a landmark on Reform Street but for the past month it has not been ticking and its loss is being felt by members of the public.
Muriel and Rob Rait said they often glance up at the clock and were disappointed to see it stuck on 7.12.
Muriel said: “It is just a habit I have of looking up at it when I walk by. I’m fed up of looking up there to see it is still not working.
Rob said: “It is about time they got it sorted.”
The clock is proving difficult to fix as the workings are upstairs, in a part of the building no longer owned by H Samuel. The store has contacted the owner and is awaiting access to get someone in to find out what is wrong.
A spokeswoman for H Samuel said: “So many people have been coming into the shop and asking us why it is not working. We miss it too and we are looking into getting it fixed.”
H Samuel took over the site from hatters H & W Tulloch in 1899. The clock itself is more than 100 years old as it was first repaired in 1905.
Reform Street was built in 1863 and named after the Reform Act which brought democracy.
The corner the clock is on, also known as Duffers Corner, is famous among those of a certain generation as an unlucky place for a date, according to a city archivist.
He said: “When I spoke to many of my retired volunteers, they all laughed and said you never wanted to be asked to meet a boy at Duffers Corner because there was a high chance you would be stood up.
“According to the folklore, it was better to meet at Boots Corner.”