Old clocks and watches & their makers, being an historical and descriptive account of the different styles of clocks and watches of the past, in England and abroad, to which is added a list of ten thousand makers (1904)
Britten, F. J. (Frederick James), 1843-1913 · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 53
Fig. 29.The movement was re-placed by a modern one in1885. The hours are stillstruck on Great Peter,a fine-toned bell in thenorth tower. This bellwas the gift of BishopCourtenay, and wasbrought from Llandaff(1478-86). According toWorths excellent Guideto Exeter Cathedral, itwas re-cast in 1676… … TlV/i,A/ Clocks. 39 once stood the old West Gate, is a most curious clock, which isprobably a production of the sixteenth century. The corners of thedial are embellished with basso-relievos representing the four seasons,and in an alcove over the dial are three automatic figures, as shownin Fig. 30.…
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