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Large prominently located clock used as a public amenity
A turret clock or tower clock is a clock designed to be mounted high in the wall of a building, usually in a clock tower, in public buildings such as churches
Turret_clock
Architectural structure housing a clock
Clock towers are a specific type of structure that house a turret clock and have one or more clock faces on the upper exterior walls. Many clock towers
Clock_tower
17th century turret clock
Dover Castle Clock is a turret clock from the beginning of the 17th century. It used to be in Dover Castle, and is now an exhibit in the Science Museum
Dover_Castle_Clock
Ancient clock of Salisbury Cathedral
discovery of the Salisbury clock in 1928. Dating mistakes for old turret clocks are not uncommon. The Dover Castle clock was initially dated in the 14th
Salisbury_Cathedral_clock
Grade I listed cathedral in England
occasionally anything from Beethoven to the Beatles may be heard. The turret clock in the south west tower was built by John Moore & Sons of Clerkenwell
York_Minster
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up clock tower in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A clock tower is an architectural structure housing a turret clock. Clock Tower may also refer
Clock_Tower
Instrument for measuring, keeping or indicating time
A clock or chronometer is a device that measures and displays time. The clock is one of the oldest human inventions, meeting the need to measure intervals
Clock
He manufactured several turret clocks for churches in Cheshire, and also manufactured lantern, bracket and 30 hour clocks which still come up for auction
Gabriel_Smith_(d.1743)
Cathedral in Chester and the seat of the Bishop of Chester
Liverpool. In 1725 Joseph Smith was commissioned to make a new turret clock. The clock had no dial, but chimed the quarters with a ting-tang on two bells
Chester_Cathedral
Early mechanical calculator
the first to shrink and adapt for his purpose a lantern gear, used in turret clocks and water wheels. This innovation allowed the device to resist the strength
Pascaline
Topics referred to by the same term
have acted as a sundial Horologium, a turret clock built in 1283 in Dunstable, UK Horologium Sapientiae ("Clock of Wisdom"), a 14th-century book on spirituality
Horologium
St. Martin in Memmingen is one of the oldest churches in Upper Swabia
since it was stolen. The country fire bell is placed in the small ridge turret above the southeast balcony. It was cast in 1966. In the past, it was struck
St. Martin's Church, Memmingen
St._Martin's_Church,_Memmingen
building such as a town hall. The mechanism inside the tower is known as a turret clock which often marks the hour (and sometimes segments of an hour) by sounding
List_of_clock_towers
Clock
The Wells Cathedral clock is an astronomical clock in the north transept of Wells Cathedral, England. The clock is one of the group of famous 14th– to
Wells_Cathedral_clock
Cathedral in England
often more at special times of year such as Easter and Christmas. A turret clock was installed in the tower in 1872, the gift of Dean Meyrick Goulburn
Norwich_Cathedral
British watch and clockmaking company
impulses for the six time “pips”. The clock was later corrected by a Shortt master clock. Dent exhibited a turret clock at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and
Dent_(watchmaker)
Turret clock in Cornwall, England
The Cotehele clock is situated at Cotehele House, Calstock, Cornwall. It is the earliest turret clock in the United Kingdom still working in an unaltered
Cotehele_clock
claimed that the number of house clocks made by the firm to January of that year was 15,180. It also lists numerous turret clocks, installed over the years in
John_Moore_&_Sons
English clockmaker
specialised in mantel clocks, he began to concentrate on turret clocks. Succeeding to the business in 1811, he went on to erect clocks for several important
Benjamin_Lewis_Vulliamy
Church in England
946 kilograms (2,086 lb). In 1705, Ambrose Hawkins of Exeter made a turret clock for the church. The frame was wrought-iron, with brass wheels and mouldings
St Saviour's Church, Dartmouth
St_Saviour's_Church,_Dartmouth
period was 1¼ seconds. In addition to turret clocks, he produced long case and mantel clocks. An example of a mantel clock was auctioned as Lot 59 by Bonhams
Joseph_Smith_(clockmaker)
Clock regulated by a pendulum
Grandfather clock Lantern clock Mantel clock Master clock Ogee clock Pillar clock Schoolhouse regulator Torsion pendulum clock Turret clock Vienna regulator
Pendulum_clock
Grade II listed landmark in Kent, England
(23 m) tall, or 85 feet (26 m) including the weather vane. Its original turret clock mechanism has been replaced by a synchronous electric hour striking unit
Clock_Tower,_Herne_Bay
Johann Mannhardt (1798–1878), German maker of turret clocks, Munich, Mannhardt-Escapement, turret clock Münchner Frauenkirche. Joseph Saxton (1799–1873)
List_of_watchmakers
Clock tower in Podgorica, Montenegro
Podgorica. It is a freestanding 19 m (62 ft) tall stone clock tower. Its current turret clock mechanism was made in 1890 by Pietro Colbachini foundry
Clock_Tower_(Podgorica)
Large clock in Berlin, Germany
World Clock (German: Weltzeituhr; pronounced [ˈvɛltt͡saɪ̯tˌʔuːɐ̯] ), also known as the Urania World Clock (Urania-Weltzeituhr), is a large turret-style
World_Clock_(Alexanderplatz)
Museum in Utrecht, Netherlands
are music boxes, musical clocks, pianolas, barrel organs (including the typically Dutch large street organs) and a turret clock with a carillon, most of
Museum_Speelklok
The Torre delle Ore or Torre dell'Orologio is a clock-tower or turret clock located on Via Fillungo in central Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy. Medieval
Torre_delle_Ore,_Lucca
Precision clock that synchronizes other clocks in a network
master clock is a precision clock that provides timing signals to synchronise slave clocks as part of a clock network. Networks of electric clocks connected
Master_clock
Part of accurate clock or watch
running down by the more constant force of gravity acting on a weight. In turret clocks, it serves to separate the large forces needed to drive the hands from
Remontoire
17th century church in Ireland
possessing what has been described as the oldest public clock in Ireland, and/or the oldest working turret clock in Ireland. In 1667, Michael Boyle, then serving
St_Mary's_Church,_Blessington
Market town in West Oxfordshire, England
England parish church of St Mary Magdalene has a Norman doorway and a turret clock that John Briant of Hertford made in 1792. The Oxfordshire Museum, the
Woodstock,_Oxfordshire
20th-century English horologist
T. R. Robinson FBHI was a horologist and an authority on turret clocks. He was a Fellow of the British Horological Institute (FBHI). Robinson appeared
T._R._Robinson
Arts and museum complex in Croydon, London, England
Croydon Clocktower is an arts and museum complex located on Katharine Street in Croydon, London. The venue, which forms part of the 19th-century Town Hall
Croydon_Clocktower
British clockmakers from 1845 to 1984
winding and chiming clock produced by the company) Church of St Mary the Virgin and All Souls, Bulwell 1949 Lewis and Grundy Clock, Victoria Street, Nottingham
G._&_F._Cope
Oldest clockmakers in the world
The firm produced a catalogue of turret clocks and other items in 1878 claiming upward of 4,000 church and turret clocks made in their factory since the
Thwaites_&_Reed
Church in Nottinghamshire, England
church received a new turret clock by Reuben Bosworth of Nottingham. It struck the hours and the quarters. An inscription on the clock read "Presented by
All Saints' Church, Collingham
All_Saints'_Church,_Collingham
Historic clock on the Spasskaya Tower
colloquially in the West as Moscow Clock Tower, is a historic clock on the Spasskaya Tower of Moscow Kremlin. The clock dial is above the main gates to Red
Kremlin_Clock
English clockmaker
new turret clock built and from 1671 to 1721 Knibb's younger brother John was paid £1 per year to maintain it. It is the earliest surviving clock with
Joseph_Knibb
Clock powered by electricity
An electric clock is a clock that is powered by electricity, as opposed to a mechanical clock which is powered by a hanging weight or a mainspring. The
Electric_clock
Town in Himachal Pradesh, India
now in the Limca Book of Records for being the oldest working tower turret clock in India. Since 1970 it has been under the auspices of the Church of
Kasauli
Beyer. Roberts was a prolific inventor and manufacturer, ranging over turret clock-making, to road vehicles, to iron ship building, to a punching machine
Richard_Roberts_(engineer)
Clockmaker in Shropshire, England
via British Newspaper Archive. Pickford, Chris, ed. (1995). Turret Clocks: Lists of Clocks from Makers' Catalogues and Publicity Materials (2nd ed.). Wadhurst
J._B._Joyce_&_Co
Set of clocks that synchronized to same time
clock network or clock system is a set of synchronized clocks designed to always show exactly the same time by communicating with each other. Clock networks
Clock_network
Scottish clockmakers
and is Scotland's oldest turret clock manufacturer. The firm produces and maintains all sorts of clocks, including public clocks. The company is contracted
James_Ritchie_&_Son
Custom of verifying parish boundaries
Honey Street to finish at the Turret Clock in Fore Street. The participant carrying the ball when it reaches the turret clock will receive a £10 reward from
Beating_the_bounds
Village in Oxfordshire, England
columns but is significantly mutilated and in want of restoration. A turret clock for St Swithun's was made late in the 17th century. Its original dial
Merton,_Oxfordshire
English clockmaker
railway offices and signal boxes, and longcase clocks and watches. It is suggested that some of his turret clock business was taken over in 1845 by G. & F
Reuben_Bosworth
English clockmaker (1693–1776)
commissioned to make a new turret clock at Brocklesby Hall, North Lincolnshire. The clock still works, and like his previous clocks has a wooden movement of
John_Harrison
Metalworking lathe
revolvers enhanced the role of turret lathes in achieving this goal as part of the "American system" of manufacturing arms. Clock-making and bicycle manufacturing
Turret_lathe
Clock in St. Andrew's Church, England
clock was manufactured, but it is of similar construction to the Exeter Cathedral clock, the Marston Magna clock in Somerset and the Cotehele clock in
Castle_Combe_Clock
British clockmaker
Under Frank Smith, the company were responsible for building the huge turret clock for St Paul's Cathedral in 1893.[citation needed] Frank Smith died in
Smith_of_Derby_Group
English clockmaker
Clock and Watch Makers of Nottinghamshire. Harold H. Mather. Friends of Nottingham Museums. 1979 An Interesting Door Frame Style English Turret Clock
Richard_Roe_(clockmaker)
Clocktower in New Zealand
Railways Department. A 'Gents Electric turret striking and chiming clock', otherwise known as a turret clock, was procured from W. Littlejohns and Co
Hastings_Clock_Tower
Clock that is dependent on another clock for its accuracy
telecommunication and horology, a slave clock is a clock that depends on another clock, the master clock. Modern clocks are synchronized through the Internet
Slave_clock
Scottish luxury jeweller
held a royal warrant to the British monarch as goldsmiths, silversmiths, clock & watchmakers for over 120 years. The company's main headquarters are on
Hamilton_&_Inches
British clock manufacturer
Potts of Leeds was a major British manufacturer of public clocks, based in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. William Potts was born in December 1809 and was apprenticed
Potts_of_Leeds
Village in Oxfordshire, England
by John Paine, who maintained the clock at Wigginton from 1835 until 1855. In 1840 Paine built a new turret clock for St. George's parish church, Brailes
Hook_Norton
English country house in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Watford High Street. The mechanism of the clock which was designed in 1610 by Leonard Tenant was removed from the turret of Cassiobury House and is now on public
Cassiobury_House
Village in Oxfordshire, England
Foundry, cast the treble bell in 1949. Before 1645 St. Olave's had a turret clock, parts of which still survive. St. Olave's is now a member of the Benefice
Fritwell
He made turret clocks such as those for York Minster (much modified over the years) and the Bar Convent in York. One of his bracket clocks may also be
Henry_Hindley
Georgian-era municipal building in Liverpool, England
current' to transmit a time signal from the 'normal clock' in the observatory to the turret clock in the dome of the Town Hall, so as to ensure that it
Liverpool_Town_Hall
Town in Region Zealand, Denmark
There are three church bells. They are from 1516, 1520 and 1562. The turret clock is in iron and made by Hans Boesen in 1770. Andreas Bjørn (1703–1750)
Skælskør
English watchmaker (1790-1853)
(1790–1853) was a famous English watchmaker noted for his highly accurate clocks and marine chronometers. He founded the Dent company. Edward John Dent,
Edward_John_Dent
Westminster Clock'. The Cotehele clock, the earliest known turret clock in the United Kingdom probably installed between 1493 and 1521. The Eastgate Clock, Chester
List_of_clocks
Church in North Yorkshire, England
visitors. The middle floor is the clock chamber, containing a turret clock mechanism serving the three blue clock faces of the tower, and chiming on
St_Robert's_Church,_Pannal
British clockmaker
intricate longcase clocks for use in the home and large turret clocks for public spaces. In 1813 he installed one such turret clock at St Wilfrid's Church
John_Alker
Town in east-central Cornwall, England
Honey Street to finish at the Turret Clock in Fore Street. The participant carrying the ball when it reaches the turret clock will receive a £10 reward from
Bodmin
Low friction clock escapement
escapement from a conventional anchor escapement which he built for a turret clock to go in the stable block at Brocklesby Hall in Lincolnshire. This proved
Grasshopper_escapement
and some wall-clocks, as well as building and maintaining several turret clocks. Even though his main market was catering to customers of modest means
John_Knibb
Building in Ludvika, Sweden
Timekeeper, responsible for maintaining the Town Hall Clock. In late 2004 the mechanical turret clock was retired together with its keeper, and replaced
Ludvika_Town_Hall
Country house in Brocklesby, Lincolnshire
work" at Brocklesby. The stable block has a turret clock by John Harrison, an early example of a wooden clock dating from c.1722. Brocklesby Hall is a Grade
Brocklesby_Hall
Church in Syston, England
specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. A turret clock with an hour strike and quarter chimes by John Smith of Derby was installed
St Peter & St Paul's Church, Syston
St_Peter_&_St_Paul's_Church,_Syston
Cathedral in West Sussex, England
Chichester's twin city. In 2005, the choir made a tour to South Africa. The turret clock was set going on 9 November 1878 in memory of Dean Walter Hook. It had
Chichester_Cathedral
English 18th century clockmaker
Ambrose Hawkins (died 1705) was a clock maker in Somerset and Devon. The earliest record of him is in the register of St Cuthbert's Church, Wells. He
Ambrose_Hawkins
Outdoor team game from Cornwall, England
Honey Street, to finish at the Turret Clock in Fore Street. The participant carrying the ball when it reaches the turret clock receives a £10 reward from
Cornish_hurling
Castle in north-east Wales, built in 1295
Castle c. 1733–1747 Adam Tower from the south-west The courtyard and turret clock from the east Castles in Great Britain and Ireland List of castles in
Chirk_Castle
Church in Orkney, Scotland
of the same year. The original turret clock was built in 1761 by an Aberdeen clockmaker named Hugh Gordon. The clock was refurbished with an automatic
St_Magnus_Cathedral
Court building in London, England
United Kingdom". Britannica. Pickford, Chris, ed. (1995). Turret Clocks: Lists of Clocks from Makers' Catalogues and Publicity Materials (2nd ed.). Wadhurst
Royal_Courts_of_Justice
British entomologist
included five clocks and three watches by John Knibb. He also developed a special interest in turret clocks and made an influential study of the clock installed
Cyril_Beeson
Longcase and table clocks Dutch wall clock of 1685 Late mediæval turret clock with foliot Turret clock by Dirck Volger 1690 English table clock by Joseph Smith
Zaanse_Time_Museum
Church in Gdańsk, Poland
of the Old Town. It houses the world's first pulsar clock (since 2011), the Museum of Turret Clocks (part of the Museum of Gdańsk) and previously (2000-2006)
St. Catherine's Church, Gdańsk
St._Catherine's_Church,_Gdańsk
Church
old clock which was described as being of a great age and entirely worn out was replaced by a turret clock built by Potts of Leeds. This new clock had
St_Leonard's_Church,_Wollaton
Railway station in London
Academy of 1825, leading to its built length of 268 yards (245 m). A turret clock exhibited by E. J. Dent & Co. at the Great Exhibition of 1851 (awarded
London King's Cross railway station
London_King's_Cross_railway_station
Private industrial museum in Istanbul, Turkey
instruments: Wimshurst machine, grand orrery, marine chronometer, Strasbourg turret clock, Models and toys: Hands-on: Cutaway car, aeroplane, scientific experiments
Rahmi_M._Koç_Museum
Livery company of the City of London
production of turret clocks. Domestic clocks and watches were mostly imported or the work of immigrants from the European continent. Because turret clock making
Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
Worshipful_Company_of_Clockmakers
Church in London Borough of Hackney, England
restored parapet with diagonal buttressing. A fine working 16th-century turret clock has remained on the third floor of the Tower since at least 1608. The
St_Augustine's_Tower,_Hackney
Device for keeping a mechanical clock working while it is being wound
engages the bolt. A similar type of mechanism is sometimes used on turret clocks. Because these take much longer to wind, and are usually wound by trained
Maintaining_power
Town in Oxfordshire, England
survive. Another longcase clock by Harrison is in the Charlbury Society Museum. In 1792 Harrison installed the turret clock at University College, Oxford
Charlbury
to 1841. John W. Parker. p. 69. Pickford, Chris, ed. (1995). Turret Clocks: Lists of clocks from makers' catalogues and publicity materials. Wadhurst, E
Royal_Marine_Depot,_Deal
City in Southern Denmark, Denmark
artisan Flemming Knudsen, was added to the church in 2008. The church's turret clock, nicknamed "the Syrian tank" (Danish: Den syriske kampvogn) was replaced
Nyborg
Town in Jutland, Denmark
turret clock from 1656, but when the clock was unable to be repaired in 1856, the clock was removed and despite the church's desire for a new clock,
Odder
College of the University of Oxford
anniversary when the current circular lawn and paving were laid out. The turret clock, made by John Knibb, dates from 1690. The main tower above the Porters'
St_John's_College,_Oxford
Church in Gloucestershire, England
the memory of Sir William Leigh was added to the south transept, and a turret clock was installed. In 1822–23, the Sezincote Chapel was built with a private
St_James'_Church,_Longborough
Pier in Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong
Architect, Michael Wright, added the Clock Tower to make the pier more balanced and practical. The chimes of the turret clock installed at the pier marked every
Edinburgh_Place_Ferry_Pier
Multi-use hall in Cape Town, South Africa
tower of the City Hall has a Turret Clock which strikes the hours and chimes the Westminster quarters. The faces of the clock are made from 4 skeleton iron
Cape_Town_City_Hall
Statutory local time in some given area
mechanical wheel clock and its widespread use in turret clocks. With the onset of industrialization, working hours became tied to the clock rather than to
Civil_time
Colonial Australian clock maker and land owner
watchmakers who was best known for his longcase clocks as well as for the building the turret clock at Sydney's Hyde Park Barracks. The suburb of Oatley
James_Oatley
Market town in Staffordshire, England
1960s to make way for the Maltings shopping precinct and car park. The turret clock from the brewery, which had been languishing in the basement of the town
Uttoxeter
Municipal building in Horsham, West Sussex, England
completed in 1721; it was topped by a hipped roof and had a central clock turret. The arcaded lower floor was used as a poultry and butter market; the
Horsham_Town_Hall
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