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Clocks

Church Clocks

From our Dacre parish church to Canterbury Cathedral, we care for and maintain these historic mechanisms for generations to come.

Reports and Quotations

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We specialise in all aspects of church clock conservation and restoration—from the ancient 1386 clock at Salisbury Cathedral to the latest GPS-controlled horological systems. Whether restoring a clock to manual winding, fitting automatic winding units, installing autoregulation, or adding night silencing, we provide expert solutions tailored to each installation. All major mechanical overhauls are backed by our comprehensive 10-year warranty.

The Original Green Machines

Many church clocks are over 150 years old – some still ticking after 300! Hand-wound and built to last without electricity, their carbon footprint is virtually zero. These timekeepers prove that true sustainability has been with us for centuries.

Projects

We’re proud of all of our work, and exhibit consistent care and consideration in all of our projects, from the smallest village clock, to the grandest city halls.

Dulverton, All Saint's

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The wrought iron cage frame movement with hour strike was installed in 1708 & drives the single dial with an anchor escapement with pendulum action. The quarter movement was added later, there is a plaque on the strike movement with the inscription The Clock and Chimes, Repaired & Fixed by James Savery 1866, so the chimes were probably added before this date.

Dorchester Abbey

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The clock has a mid-19th century movement, in a large cast-iron posted frame, very typical of its makers John Moore & Sons of Clerkenwell.

Bodmin, St Lawrence's

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The clock takes the form of an A frame time piece movement, driving the two dials with a deadbeat escapement with pendulum action.

Humberstone, St Mary's

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The present clock movement was installed in 1960 in memory of Mr Cyril Thomas Atkinson, who was a member of the church & a chief inspector at Gents of Leicester, who manufactured the present clock system.

The history of the various clocks in the church tower is well documented by Jan Zientek, in his book, The history of the turret clocks in the church tower 1637-2022.

The clock takes the form of a waiting train, which drives the two cast iron skeleton dials, via a series of bevel gears & connecting rod. It was originally controlled by the C7 master clock located in the ringing room, but this was replaced in the mid 1980s with a Gents Chronopher III.

Our services

From Dacre Parish Church to Canterbury Cathedral. We are responsible for the maintenance of the country’s most important and ecclesiastical horological mechanisms making sure they are reliable servants to the church and local communities. In doing so we ensure that the skills of a horologist are passed down to the younger generations.