Richfield Reaper | 1931-09-17 | Page 6 | Ancient British Clock

ancient british clock one 0 of the oldest clocks in england was recently salvaged and placed in the north transept of salisbury cathedral it dates back to 1886 1386 and was originally in a bell tower in the close built around 1258 this ancient timepiece made of hand wrought iron without a dial proclaimed only the hours in 1790 the clock was removed to the tn central tower of the cathedral where it lay hidden neglected and forgotten its days of usefulness apparently at an end in a new clock took its place the recent discovery of the old dock clock and its reconstruction however has given it a proud place once more