Southampton Civic Centre

Southampton:

Isaac Watts is one of Southampton’s most famous sons. He was famous as an author, educator, philosopher and hymn writer. Born in 1674, he lived at 41 French Street and was educated at the nearby King Edward VI grammar school. Isaac Watts was one of the leading nonconformists in the town and is mainly remembered for his hymns which include ‘Our God, Our Help in Ages Past’ which is chimed on the Civic Centre clock at 8:00am, noon and 4:00pm.

Photo By Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9221946