Blackboy Clock

It is a jacquemart (Jack clock), with a Black boy figurine with a club that strikes the hours.

The building was Grade II listed in 1974, and in the 1990s converted into residential apartments called Blackboy House.

[1][2] A report commissioned by the Stroud District Council stated that "Whatever the inspiration or its origins, it has to be remembered that, without a doubt, the boy's image came directly or indirectly through the influence of slavery and colonialism".

[5][6] However an article in The Spectator argued that the figurine should "rightfully remain on his much deserved perch",[7] while local MP Siobhan Baillie also opposed the clock's removal, saying that she felt that it was important to leave all statues to "reflect our country's journey in the 20th and 21st centuries toward equality", but supported adding "factual information" to the statue to provide education.

Any action would have to be approved by Historic England, which would need to know where it was to go; but museums resist accepting items with restrictions, leading to what has been described as a "Catch-22" situation.