Abraham Fromanteel
By Keith Bates

The introduction of the pendulum into clocks about 1657 had a pronounced effect on clockmaking in England. Not only were the new clocks more accurate and reliable but they ......READ ARTICLE

Was Fromanteel the mystery maker?
By Keith Bates

Have you ever been present at an auction sale when an anonymous longcase clock came under the hammer and sold for a song simply because there was no maker’s name on it? ... READ ARTICLE

Deodalus Threlkeld
​By Keith Bates

The trade guilds of Newcastle were dominated for centuries by the Merchant Adventurers Guild which claimed a monopoly of buying and selling of merchandise in the town. The purchase and .......READ ARTICLE

Thomas Hampson
​By Steve & Darlah Thomas

Thomas Hampson (1690s? - 1755) is known as a prolific clockmaker based in Wrexham, North Wales during the second quarter of the eighteenth century. Before that, he worked for an unknown number of years in the 1720s in nearby Chester....... READ ARTICLE

The Rothbury Sundials
​By Keith Bates

I have been interested in sundials for some years now and have spent many interesting holidays (much to the dismay of my family) searching out these ancient forms of timekeeping in various parts of the British Isles. I first caught........READ ARTICLE

NOW available for online purchase.

Early Clock and Watchmakers of the Blacksmiths' Company

Keith's years of research into the Blacksmiths' Company have uncovered the history of  many clock and watchmakers. Contains over 400 illustrations and a directory of over 1,500 clock and watchmakers...many previously unknown.

​Early Clock and Watchmakers of the Blacksmiths’ Company
Now available for purchase for £89  plus £10 P&P
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