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 nearly twelve thousand makers (1922)
Britten, F. J. (Frederick James), 1843-1913, Britten, Annie · London : E. & F. N. Spon · leaf 55
v. H. T. Ellacombe, is14,000 lbs., its diameter atthe mouth 76 in., and itsheight 56 in. In the tower of the Church of St. Mary Steps, near by where oncestood the old West Gate, is a most curious clock, which is probably aproduction of the sixteenth century. The corners of the dial areembellished… … Fig. 31.—St. Mary Steps, Exeter. Weight Clocks 39 The centre one is a statue of Henry VIII in a sitting posture, which,on the clock striking the hour, inchnes the head at every stroke. Oneach side is a soldier in military attire, holding a javelin in oneliand and a hammer with a long handle in the…
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