The couple with a very unusual clock to put back

While most people only have to change the clocks in their house when British Summer Time starts, Matt and Julie Jones are in the rare position of having to change the one on theirs.

The couple's home - a large mid terrace in Fleetwood, Lancashire - has been a local landmark since the 1930s, not least because it has its very own timepiece under the eaves.

The couple, both 53, had been house hunting but were on their way to Julie's parents' home in the town when they spotted the local talking-point, on the main road near the Rossall public school, was up for sale.

By the time they were greeting Julie's mum and dad, Julie had found the estate agent in an online search.

"The rest is history," said Matt.

Julie added: "I have great memories of this house, as visiting it was the highlight of my paper round."

The couple bought the home in 2015 and Matt could not resist a bit of fun.

"When we first bought it I set it backwards - and not long afterwards I got a phone call from my mother-in-law saying the time was wrong," he said.

According to their research, at one time a company that made rubber cushions was based at the property, which has since then been divided into three homes.

The clock is in the house in the middle of the terrace of three.

"We also learned that one previous owner boarded it up," said Matt.

Matt said the clock would remain forever on display on his watch.

People are known to use it to check their watches are correct.

"Even I have look at it when I leave the house to check my time," Julie said.

To the delight of their grandchildren and local youngsters, the couple make the clock a feature of their Halloween and Christmas decorations.

For a while the house was home to their daughter and her husband, but the couple finally moved into it permanently during the coronavirus pandemic.

"It was a good place to work from home. We love it here," said Matt.

"We are never going to move anywhere else after six moves."

Retired teacher Julie is also looking forward to using it to teach her youngest grandchild the time.

"It's the best visual aid ever," she said

To access the clock, which is above the bathroom, Matt has to remove a panel in the ceiling and stand in the bath to carry out any adjustments, or to restart it if its electric motor has stalled.

"If it stops it can be quite fiddly. You have to twirl a mechanism to start it up a bit like when they used to spin propellers on a plane," he said.

At 02:00, British Summer Time officially began but Matt waited until a civilised hour before putting the timepiece forward.

"I always change it on Sunday morning - much as I love this house I'm not going to get up at 2am," he said.

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