This street is named after the clock that was in the Municipal Council, located where today is the garden of the Palace of the Generalitat, which can be seen at the end of the street. At the beginning of the 15th century the official clock was installed in the Miguelete tower.

In some excavations carried out in this street, the Roman mosaic of the Medusa, from the second century, was found. This mosaic is in the Museum of History of Valencia.