Clock Face retains the quiet resonance of its coal-mining heritage, where the rhythmic pulse of industry once dictated the heartbeat of the land. It lies 2.8 miles south-south-east of St Helens (from St Helens: bearing 159°T, OS grid SJ 526 914), and is situated north-north-west of Bold Heath village. Low-lying horizons stretch toward the horizon, punctuated by the soft, reed-fringed edges of Sutton Mill Dam, where the water catches the grey light of a Lancashire morning. Pendlebury Brook carves a persistent path through the local topography, its slow currents offering a silent contrast to the bustle of nearby roads. Time here feels measured not by the clock, but by the subtle shifts in the damp, fertile earth that once yielded black gold to the men of the pits. The architecture of Clock Face mirrors this transition from heavy extraction to a modern residential stillness, where red-brick rows stand as enduring witnesses to the changing seasons. The sky often hangs heavy and wide, casting long shadows that soften the edges of the modern suburban sprawl. Residents move through these spaces with a sense of belonging forged in the shared memory of a landscape transformed by human toil.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clock Face, Merseyside, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Air quality data includes PM2.5, PM10, ozone and the UK Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI 1-10) as used by DEFRA and the Met Office. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Clock Face includes coordinates 53.417932, -2.713782, in the county of Merseyside, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Clock Face is available on the Clock Face map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Merseyside weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.