Cabinet War Rooms

[ljg1997]

Why is every clock set to just before 5 o'clock
- I am sure if we had paid more attention I would know!!

[VHG]

You could try searching on "Cabinet War Room Clocks" to get the answer like I did.

Found it in about 10 seconds.

[jno]

or I suppose you could ask on a Q&A site, where you'd be told:

1940 - Churchill became Prime Minister May 10, but only met in the War Rooms occasionally until bombs damaged No. 10 Downing Street Oct. 15. After that, he would meet in the War Rooms on a regular basis. All clocks in the rooms today are set a 5 pm, when the War Cabinet met on Oct. 15.

http://homepage.mac.c.../churchill-rooms.html