Makers of Custom and Hand-Made Timepieces.Sources for Fabrication of Movement PartsĬustom Timepieces Tower & Street Clocks Design Your Own Reproductions Bottom.Estimated Mainspring Length and Thickness.Sources for Case, Dial, & Tablet Restoration.Attended to Appleby Grammar School clock from 1879/80. Information from Appleby Grammar School account book.Ĭlock & watch maker - Kelly's Directory of Leics & Rutland 1925. In 1879/80 he was succeeded in the school employment by George Reeves his son. Reeves repaired School clock in 1851/52, then annual cleaning until c.1879. Appears to have succeeded Henry Baker 2 who last attended the Appleby Grammar School clock 1848/49. Appleby parish registers show that he brought two daughters back to Appleby for baptism, in 1844 & 1850.Ĭlock & watch maker, Appleby Magna: White's Directory of Leicestershire, 1877. Watch & Clockmaker of St Martin's Birmingham only son of Henry Baker 2 of Appleby Magna. In 1851/52 succeeded by Thomas Reeves at School and as village clock and watch maker. Father of Joseph Baker 3 (b.1815) watch and clockmaker of St Martin's Birmingham - Joseph 3 brought his children back to Appleby for baptism. Inscribed gravestone lies SE of the church in the old graveyard near the E boundary. Died at nearby Austrey (Warwicks) and buried in Appleby churchyard in 1860, beside his wife. This was a 'weight driven wall clock with circular, painted dial' and is now in the Leicestershire Museums collection - John Daniel, Leicestershire Clockmakers 1975. Made a clock for the English School (part of AGS) 1841 and another for the new village National School 1844. Engaged to clean & repair the Great School Clock of Appleby Grammar School in 1812. Pigot, Commercial Directory, 1835, decribes Henry Baker as 'clock & watch maker and bell-hanger'. Described as clockmaker in Appleby parish registers. Village clockmaker Appleby details from Appleby Parish records & Accounts & Minutes of Appleby Grammar School whose clock he serviced. Daniel clearly had a limited idea of the Baker family, describing this Joseph, erroneously, as 'father' of Henry Baker 2. Maker of longcase clock inscribed JOSEPH BAKER - APPLEBY in Leicester Museum collection, dated c.1775 recorded in John Daniel, Leicestershire Clockmakers 1975. Father of Henry Baker 1 (1761-1826), clockmaker of Appleby.
Described as Clerk to this parish in parish registers. He was also their clerk and received 9s p.a. Nothing is known about Joseph Moss, whether he was clock maker or just a retailer.Ĭlockmaker of Appleby details from Appleby Parish records & Accounts & Minutes of Appleby Grammar School whose clock he serviced. Moss 1697 and listed in the school building accounts. Appleby Great School Clock was supplied by Jos. Father of Joseph Baker 2 (1724-1784), clockmaker of Appleby. His elder brother Henry Baker (1669-1723) may have looked after Appleby School clock. This article by Richard Dunmore first appeared on the "Horological Wiki" sponsored by Richards of Burton (Clockmakers), which is no longer accessible.įor the sake of clarity I have numbered the clockmakers with identical names.Īppleby Magna village clockmaker details from Appleby Parish records & Accounts & Minutes of Appleby Grammar School whose clock he serviced for 5s per annum. Many villagers have examples of the work of these artisans. There is a history of clockmaking in Appleby Magna. Appleby History > Miscellany > Clockmakers The Clockmakers of Appleby
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