The clock is housed in the
nave of the St Andrews church in the pretty Cotswold village of Castle Combe,
Wiltshire, England.
History of the clock
There are no known documents
that show an exact date when the clock was manufactured, but it is of similar
construction to the Exeter Cathedral clock, the Marston
Magna clock in Somerset and the Cotehele
clock in Cornwall. A comparison with those clocks makes it likely
that it was constructed in the late 15th century.
Sometime after 1670, the
clock was converted from verge escapement and foliot to
a pendulum. For the conversion, the clock was turned upside-down and the
release mechanism for the hour strike was adapted to the new positioning of the
clock.
In 1984, the clock was taken
down from the bell tower to the nave of the church, and put on a concrete
plinth in a wooden cabinet with glass panes. The moving parts were painted a
lurid bright orange, and a minute hand with a 180 degree dial was added. The
manual winding spokes were removed and electric winders were installed for both
the going and striking train. (Wikipedia)
I’ve been working on this
model off and on since the middle of December, 2022. It’s been made difficult
by a lack of detailed images available on the web, my usual source for learning
about the subjects of my models. So on our way to a Cornwall visit with my
daughter, Thea, and her husband, Kevin, Susan and I stopped in Castle Combe
where I had a chance to take my own photos. Hopefully with some help from people
who are familiar with the mechanism, I’ be able to animate the model.
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