Wednesday, November 29, 2006

New clock resource

I was digging around on the internet and found a church in West Sussex that has a clock that is probably from the same maker as mine.  It can be seen at

http://www.roughwood.net/ChurchAlbum/WestSussex/WestHoathly/WestHoathlyStMargaret2004.htm

On the web page, it states that the clock is from about 1660 because of the presence of a pendulum.  However, the clock was almost certainly from the same maker as the clock that I am using as a model.  Chances are the pendulum was a modification to the original clock.  It was very common that medieval clocks with a verge and foliot escapement (the actual time keeping part of the clock) were later modified to have a pendulum.  The clock in the church probably dates from about 1600.

Anyway, I sent a note to the church to see if I can get any more photos from them.

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