This Dippy Bird clock display is simple to build and it’s just waiting to be scaled up for use as a full clock. As shown there are only enough birds in this rendition to read out the hours. M… ...

The whole thing is based on a much smaller cuckoo clock that is about 100 years old—the Triberg clock is simply scaled up. By sixty times. But don’t take it from us.

The clock face is 2m in diameter and made of leaded glass with a steel armature inside a timber frame. Building the clock has taken the best part of a decade of Mr Bird's life.

The "Dickie Bird" timepiece will keep time over the West Stand. The clock is in recognition of the service he gave to the Yorkshire county cricket club where he played in the 1950s. Mr Bird said: "I ...

The roadshow returns to Cromford Mills in Derbyshire, where treasures include a collection of rare football shirts, a brooch found in a sock drawer and a quirky bird clock. Show more The roadshow ...