VICTORIA CLOCKTOWER

The clock was created by Messrs Gillett of Croydon (now known as: Gillett & Johnston), funded by public donations and finally erected in 1903. In that year the Seychelles also its new status as a crown colony, which was now administered directly by a governor sent from London, instead of from Mauritius as before. Originally, the clock was intended to chime as well, but this failed. Unfortunately, it no longer chimes every hour after its mechanism was completely replaced by a modern quartz movement in 1999. The work was carried out by its former manufacturer Gillet and Johnston and again partly funded by public donations. The Clocktower in Victoria is one of the national monuments of the Seychelles.