Brocklesbury Park stables and clock (upper left). This clock was built by the English clockmaker John Harrison (1693-1776) in around 1722. This clock has a wooden movement made of oak and lignum …

John Harrison built his first pendulum clock before he was twenty. It was made almost entirely from wood. Around 1720 Sir Charles Pelham hired him to build a tower clock above stables at the manor …

May 14, 2015 · The clocks were on display last April at the Canberra Chapter annual clock show. I was told that it was the first time anywhere in the world that replicas of ALL FOUR of Harrison's clocks …

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He used wood for the frames and most of the wheelwork before key elements of his precision timekeeping crystallised in the making of an estate clock for Brocklesby Park in Lincolnshire.

In 1720 John was hired SIR CHARLES PELHAM to build a tower clock above his stable at THE MANOR HOUSE, Brocklesby Park approx 12 miles south of Barrow (off the A1077).

M Harrisons wooden clock, Brocklesby Park. This site uses cookies to improve your experience and to help show content that is more relevant to your interests. By using this site, you agree to the use of …

Brocklesby Park, Stable Block Clock This clock, on the gable end of the stable block, is the work of John Harrison of Barrow upon Humber.Rod ...

In the early 1720s, Harrison was commissioned to make a new turret clock at Brocklesby Park, North Lincolnshire. The clock still works and like his previous clocks has a wooden movement of oak and …

Mar 19, 2013 · “The clock tower that Harrison completed about 1722 still tells time in Brocklesby Park. It has been running continuously for more than 270 years, except for a brief period in 1884 when …