TIME has stood still in Reigate.
The clock atop the old town hall in High Street has kept time over the town for more than 200 years.
But for more than two months, the east face of the clock on the town's most famous landmark has been telling shoppers, residents, and those travelling through Church Street it is one minute to 12, 24 hours a day.
Groundhog-minute is set to go on for more months to come. The clock face will need to be removed and repaired, at an as yet undetermined cost.
Croydon Road resident Andrew Page said: "It is a landmark.
"Three faces are working correctly but the fourth isn't which is a great pity. It looks straight at me every time I go down Church Street, and every time I do a double-take and think 'is that really the time?'
"Perhaps they should sell it as a local landmark as the clock which is right twice a day."
John Reed, property services manager at Reigate and Banstead Borough Council, which is responsible for the clock, said: "The cast-iron dial on the east face of the clock has cracked, causing the glass to drop out. To repair it, the complete clock face will need to be removed and sent to a foundry for re-welding.
"The cost of the restoration will not be known until all the on-going investigations have been completed.
"However, we have programmed for this work to be carried out over the summer and be completed by the autumn."
