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PLAN GALLERY VII
GALLERY VII

Coal and the Clock

Hall twin of site.ssm_halls coal-and-clock - the claim on the wall is the hall claim, verbatim.

The Clock and the Flywheel
A factory clock face and a steam flywheel, spotlit in the dark room - fossil energy uncoupled work from daylight, and the clock rebuilt the day.
Shift Change at the Mill
Backlit: the gate at six - the first generation to live by the bell instead of the sun.
The Gaslit Street
Night conquered street by street; shop windows, night shifts, and a city that no longer slept.
The Knocker-Up
Before alarm clocks, a trade: a long pole, a penny a week, and your window tapped at five.
The Reading Wall
The hall's informational panels in sequence - the argument of the gallery told in maps, figures, and captions. Read it like a chapter.
Viewpoints
Industrial-era views ride the dark walls between the panels.
🎧 A moment to consider
What will you carry out of this room?
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