Longcase clock
Neddey Wells
Category
Horology
Date
1770
Materials
Oak, steel and brass
Measurements
2070 x 565 x 255 mm
Place of origin
Shepley
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Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499785
Summary
A late eighteenth century oak, longcase clock with thirty hour striking and brass dial; inscribed with 'Nedley Wells'. Plain hood with square beading around the cornice and two columns flanking the dial; plain trunk with a hinged door panel, handle and inset quarter columns. Square dial plate decorated with ornate gold moulding with silvered chapter ring engraved with Roman numerals, calendar aperture and pierced hands; covered with a hinged glazed door.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust in 1997.
Marks and inscriptions
Neddey Wells / SHEPLEY / (incribed in black on dial plate)
Makers and roles
Neddey Wells, horologist