Sometimes you just get so used to having the same face hanging around that you hardly notice it any more.

No, not your nearest and dearest but your local clock.

The big helpful faces that you rely on to make sure you're not late back to work from lunch, or when time's about to run out on your parking ticket.

To mark the fact that the clocks go forward tomorrow, we've assembled some of the best looking local timepieces around to make clock-watching a pleasure...

Lansdowne Clock Tower: For generations of college students running late for lectures, the resonant bell chime of the Lansdowne clock tower has been a part of daily life.

However, things have now sadly changed with this popular focal point lapsing into a state of disrepair and the clock chime itself silenced for the last few years.

Built in 1911, the tower is a grade II listed building.

The clock stands at the summit of the 150ft tower capped by a cupola in Portland stone designed by FW Lacey, Bournemouth borough architect.

A campaign called the Lansdowne Clock Tower Appeal is currently raising funds for much-needed restoration.

The Daily Echo Clock: Adorning the side of the Daily Echo offices on Richmond Hill, this beacon of reliable journalism is an original feature of the art-deco building that was built in 1934.

When the famous clock was taken down to be lovingly restored and spruced up in 1998, many loyal readers stopped reading the Echo under the mistaken belief that we had moved.

The Obscura Cafe Clock: Captain Norton, after whom Norton Road in Winton is named, presented the clock to the town in 1925.

It was then placed at the top of a 28ft clock tower, which was originally built to carry the clock in 1948.

This started to lean in 1972 and was affectionately referred to as the "Leaning Tower".

After the tower's demolition in 1998, the clock now finds itself still telling the time in Bournemouth Square above the Obscura Cafe, which was opened in 2000.

Giant Pocket Watch Clock Unveiled in 1990 in celebration of Bournemouth's centenary, The Giant Pocket Watch Clock is suspended by chains in St Peter's Walk Arcade, Old Christchurch Road.

The monster timepiece weighs in at a hefty 220lb and was a gift from Bournemouth's twin town of Lucerne in Switzerland, costing about £15,000.

Wimborne Minster Clock Wimborne Minster is the home of an astronomical clock, one of a group of famous 14th to 16th century astronomical clocks to be found in the west of England.

Known as the Quarterjack clock, a degree in physics and theology is preferable if you want to read it in a hurry.

The Solar Pyramid Clock A local clock of the future might have been the controversially proposed solar pyramid that was once earmarked for Poole.

The giant sundial - the height of the former Poole Power Station chimneys - is billed as a work of art with scientific and strong educational elements.

But time ran out on the scheme when Poole council said no to it.