Turret clock
Category
Horology
Date
1700
Materials
Brass, Iron
Measurements
320 mm (H)470 mm (W)220 mm (D)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1333390
Summary
Turret clock in iron frame, c.1700. Two train iron side by side riveted birdcage construction movement, with anchor escapement and locking plate hour striking. Going train complete except pendulum, crutch of brass wheels not original. Striking train very incomplete but six iron wheels present but not attached. Movement only, no lines, weights or pendulum.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.