The famous weathervane at the Home of Cricket has been damaged during high winds over the weekend . Father Time , who sits above the Mound Stand at Lord 's , has been bent almost 90 degrees by strong wind in London . Weekend gales in St John 's Wood have knocked the deathly steel figure parallel to the ground , but mercifully still in his elevated roof-top position with scythe and bail on stumps intact . The Father Time weathervane at Lord 's has been bent almost 90 degrees by high winds . The famous weathervane has been at Lord 's since 1926 after it was presented to the MCC . Father Time is one of the famous features at Lord 's and staff are working to get it back to normal . Staff from Marylebone Cricket Club ( MCC ) , which owns Lord 's , are working with specialists to restore it to its original position as soon as possible . Lord 's is due to host its first game of the season on Sunday , April 12 when Middlesex entertain Nottinghamshire in the LV= County Championship . This is not the first time the weathervane has fallen foul of the elements , back in 1992 it was struck by lightning and the subsequent repairs were featured on children 's TV show Blue Peter . Father Time was given to MCC in 1926 by the architect of the Lord 's Grand Stand , Sir Herbert Baker . During World War II , it was wrenched from its original perch when it became entangled in the steel cable of a barrage balloon . Staff set about trying to repair and restore Father Time to it 's original glory . Father Time tweeted to say he had been diagnosed with copper damage and will be undergoing treatment . It was reattached to the top of the Grand Stand where it sat until 1996 when it was relocated to the Mound Stand . The symbolism of the figure derives from Law 16 ( 3 ) of the Laws of Cricket : 'After the call of Time , the bails shall be removed from both wickets . ' But he has , as his name indicates , moved with the times - and tweets these days on behalf of Lord 's Cricket Ground , including an update on his latest mishap . The two posts read : 'NEWS : I 've was felled by high winds last night ! Ouch ! 'Apologies for my poor grammar in the previous tweet - but I 'm not feeling my best after being damaged last night ! ' Father Time later tweeted : ' I 've been diagnosed with copper damage and will be undergoing treatment ASAP . '
Father Time weathervane bent 90 degrees by high winds in London . The weathervane has been a feature at Lord 's since 1926 . MCC staff working to get Father Time standing straight as quickly as possible .