MORE than 150 years after its first installation, an antique clock has been returned to Hanningtons Estate.

The Edward Funnell three train turret clock is now on display in a shop window on the estate 154 years after it was first installed.

The clock was commissioned in 1865 and following the closure of the famous Hanningtons department store in 2001 the clock mechanism was sold at auction.

It was restored by William F. Bruce of Lewes, but lay undiscovered for many years, until Redevco, that is managing the estate, came across it in 2017.

Andrew Foulds, portfolio director at Redevco, said: “A colleague of mine just stumbled upon the shop and clock one day, shortly after we acquired the former department store. It was an exciting find and ever since we have been determined to mark its place in history.”