Designed in an eclectic , monumental style , the building is of cream and red sandstone , laid in the freestone technique . It also features granite construction on the ground floor and in the tower . The seven-storey tower has clock faces on the north and south sides . The northern face ( visible in the photograph above left ) , is fixed at four minutes past nine to commemorate the Halifax Explosion of 1917
Halifax Explosion
Halifax Explosion
Halifax City Hall