ston ), ▁was ▁originally ▁w ound ▁using ▁hyd ra ul ic ▁power ▁supplied ▁by ▁Manchester ▁H yd ra ul ic ▁Power . ▁The ▁clock ▁bell ▁first ▁rang ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁but ▁crack ed , ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁and ▁then ▁rec ast ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁b ells ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁Its ▁clock ▁face ▁be ars ▁the ▁ins cription ▁Te ach ▁us ▁to ▁number ▁our ▁Days , ▁from ▁Ps alm ▁ 9 0 : 1 2 . ▁The ▁clock ▁bell ▁is ▁ins cribed ▁with ▁the ▁initial s ▁A H ▁for ▁Ab el ▁Hey wood ▁and ▁the ▁line ▁Ring ▁out ▁the ▁false , ▁ring ▁in ▁the ▁true ▁from ▁T enn ys on ' s ▁" R ing ▁Out , ▁Wild ▁B ells ". ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Change - R ing ing ▁is ▁not ▁currently ▁permitted ▁on ▁the ▁b ells , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁necessity ▁of ▁a ▁rest oration ▁to ▁the ▁building . ▁ ▁Inter ior ▁Water house ' s ▁plan ▁for ▁the ▁town ▁hall ▁brid ged ▁the ▁gap ▁between ▁office ▁and ▁cer emon ial ▁requirements ▁and ▁maxim ised ▁space ▁on ▁its ▁tri angular ▁site . ▁His ▁design ▁for ▁a ▁six - store y ▁building ▁filled ▁the ▁asym met rical ▁site . ▁Set ▁around ▁its ▁per imeter ▁is ▁a ▁clo ister ▁of ▁cor rid ors ▁linking ▁offices ▁and ▁every day ▁work ings . ▁Its ▁grand io se , ▁cer emon ial ▁features