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The New York Times features Edinburgh’s Floral Clock

May 27, 2024 Uncategorized

We’re thrilled to be featured in The New York Times’ recent article on Edinburgh’s Floral Clock. Members of our team Craig Park and Ben Rice took the time to speak with Sandra Jordan from the New York Times, and explained our involvement through James Ritchie of Edinburgh. Here below is a section from the article, which can be read in full at www.nytimes.com/2024/05/21/fashion/floral-clock-edinburgh.html Snippet from the New York Times article: Spring Means It’s Time to Plant Edinburgh’s Floral Clock The Scottish capital has maintained this mix of horology and horticulture since its installation in 1903. The clock’s original works were…

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Historic clock comes back to life at the Maritime Museum

May 27, 2024 Uncategorized

The historic clock on the Hull Maritime Museum is now working again. The large historic clock on the south-facing tower of Hull’s Maritime Museum has been extensively cleaned as well as the installation of a new automatic winding system. It has been wound by hand every seven days for the last 150 years. The new automated system will wind itself, saving someone climbing inside the tower and winding it up by hand. The additional system will be completely reversible, leaving the historical workings of the clock entirely intact. The clock is original to the building, made by Cooke & Son…

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The Restoration of Dover’s much-loved Olde Frying Pan

May 13, 2024 Uncategorized

On 15 February Martin Crowther (Engagement Officer at Dover’s historic Maison Dieu) and his wife Michelle visited Smith of Derby to see work in progress restoring the building’s much-loved Victorian bracket clock. Here’s Martin’s recollections of a very special visit… “Michelle and I enjoyed a truly fascinating visit to Smith of Derby, clockmakers and restorers, where we were warmly welcomed by Martin Butchers and the dedicated team of specialists working on the Maison Dieu (Dover Town Hall) clock. We were treated as special guests and given a VIP tour to see all stages of clock restoration in process. What struck…

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The Terry’s Chocolate Factory Clock: A Gents C40C Waiting Train Movement

May 1, 2024 Uncategorized

Here Andy Burdon, a Non-Exec Director of Smith of Derby Ltd. and a member of the Clocks Conservation Committee of the Church Buildings Council, talks us through the Gents Waiting Train Movement. This movement replaces the original, lost movement of the same time type, at the Terry’s Chocolate Factory in York. The movement is a Gents C40C Waiting Train Movement. The movement was installed at the Terry’s Chocolate Factory in the summer of last year.  

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