Turret clock
Thwaites and Reed
Category
Horology
Date
1825
Materials
Iron, Metal
Place of origin
Clerkenwell
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Uppark House and Garden, West Sussex
NT 137833.1
Summary
One of a pair of turret clocks made by John Seddon (presumably of St James'; primarily a watch maker. Worked 1743-1752). Two train clock, iron frame. Major repairs inscribed 1825, 1846, 1900. Minute hand added 1825 by Thwaites and Reed, Clerkenwell. The bell in the cupola is inscribed SR. MATTHEW FEATHERSTON 1754.
Marks and inscriptions
SR. MATTHEW FEATHERSTON 1754. (inscribed on bell in cupola)
Makers and roles
Thwaites and Reed, horologist