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How to look after a grandfather clock

How to look after a grandfather clock

October 30, 2020 5 min read 1 Comment

Whether yours is a recent purchase or a family heirloom, it is important to know how to look after a grandfather clock. Grand and imposing, yet elegant and delicate in its workings, a grandfather clock will be a treasured feature of the owners home.
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Clock Corner | Blog | History of the grandfather clock

History of the grandfather clock

October 20, 2020 5 min read

The history of the grandfather clock stretches back further than most people would imagine. The first mechanical clock on record was built by the future Pope Sylvester II in 996 for the German town of Magdeburg.
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Full Restoration of an Antique Longcase Grandfather Clock * Clock Corner *

October 10, 2020 3 min read

The movement was completely stripped down and cleaned, missing and broken parts were replaced or manufactured where necessary, and the oak
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Eastgate Clock

Chester's famous Eastgate Clock

September 25, 2020 1 min read

The famous Roman city of Chester boasts a four-sided turret clock, above the east gate of the ancient city defence walls.

Supplied by 'Joyce & Co, Whitchurch' in 1897 to celebrate

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