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Photographic record of the restoration of the Medieval Clock, 1956

The Medieval Clock of Salisbury Cathedral: A Photographic Record

1956

1 photograph album

A purpose-made photograph album (380mm x 310mm) of 41 leaves of grey, marbled card in a brown leather binding, perhaps by Harry Bailey of Salisbury. The binding has a tooled geometric design to front and back, with tooled and gilt decoration to the spine, and the title "The Medieval Clock of Salisbury Cathedral" in gilt letters to the front. On the title page, in calligraphic script, "The Medieval Clock of Salisbury Cathedral. A photographic record of the work of restoration undertaken by the Society of the Friends of Salisbury Cathedral in the year 1956 and carried out by Messrs John Smith & Sons, Derby. Photographs by H.C.Newton, A.R.P.S." Messrs John Smith & Sons, founded in 1856, is now known as Smith of Derby. A copy of the Cathedral information leaflet relating to the clock is pasted onto the page following the title page. The subsequent unnumbered pages bear 38 black and white photographs with brief captions in the same calligraphic script as that of the title page. The photographs show: the ancient clockworks in situ in Salisbury Cathedral, 31 January 1956, before removal for restoration; Mr H C Newton (otherwise also the photographer) stripping the clock at Messrs Smith & Sons works, Derby; decoration on the wrought iron framework; details on the framework; the method of fixing the parts; Mr George Fox fixing the crown wheel; the crown wheel in the forge; fitting the arm to the arbor; marking out the spaces on the crown wheel; roughing out and shaping the teeth on the crown wheel; trying the new crown wheel in the clock; the fly pinion; the chiming control; the control rod linking the going and striking sides; making regulating slots in the new foliot arm, and the arm in position; altering the regulating weights the main wheel and second wheel; the wheel governing the beats of the strike; the striking lever; the striking side and going side barrells; the clock after completion of the restoration; the British Broadcasting Corporation making a film for television, prior to the re-dedication of the clock, July 1956.

English