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London Brighton and South Coast Railway Clock
14 inch dial Oak Chisel cased fusee wall clock.
A solid and attractive drop dial chiselled bottomed trunk clock supplied to the LBSCR in 1886 by Grimshaw and Baxter of London, it spent all of it's railway working life at Wivelsfield Station Booking office. The Dial was repainted by the Southern and later British Railways Southern Region clock contractor, John Walker of 1 South Molton Street , London post 1965.
South Eastern Railway Clock
14 inch dial Oak Chisel cased fusee wall clock.
As the LBSCR one above this drop dial chiselled bottomed trunk clock was supplied to the SER in the latter quarter of the 19th Century by Grimshaw and Baxter of London, it spent it's railway working life firstly at Goudhurst Station Booking office and latterly at Godalming Station Booking office. The Dial was repainted by the Southern and later British Railways Southern Region clock contractor, John Walker of 1 South Molton Street , London post 1948 and escaped the red 24 hour numerals because it was sold for scrap on the 23rd November 1964.
London Brighton and South Coast Railway Clock
14 inch dial Mahogany drop cased fusee wall clock.
A superb drop dial trunk clock supplied to the LBSCR in 1855 by William Wright of Tooley st London, it spent all of it's railway working life at Sydenham signal box and was sold by BR in 1964 for scrap. The Dial was repainted by the Southern and later British Railways Southern Region clock contractor, John Walker of 1 South Molton Street , London post 1948.
Southern Railway Clock
10 inch dial Oak cased fusee wall clock.
A 10 inch Oak cased fusee clock supplied to the Southern Railway in 1923 by William Potts and sons of Leeds at a cost of £5, it spent all of it's early railway working life on the Isle of Wight and was used at Whitwell Station waiting room, upon closure of this Station on the 15th September 1952, it made a short trip across the Solent and spent the rest of its Railway working life at Portsmouth & Southsea Parcels Office. The Dial would have been repainted after the Nationalisation in 1948 by the British Railways Southern Region clock contractor, John Walker of 1 South Molton Street , London.
Midland Railway Clock
14 inch dial Oak cased weight driven wall clock.
An extremely rare clock this is the only known example of this type, it was supplied circa 1870 by Ball & Son of Leicester to the Midland Railway and spent all of it's life at Shustoke station. It has a weight driven movement with anchor escapement and a seconds pendulum it also features a drive for a subsidiary dial which would have been located on the platform side of the wall the clock was mounted to, It also retains it's later LMS numberplate.
North Eastern Railway Clock
8 inch Oak cased Drop Dial fusee wall clock.
A 8 inch Oak cased fusee clock supplied to the North Eastern Railway circa 1880 by Reid and Son of Newcastle, the original North Eastern Railway dial writing has been erased and repainted LNER London and North Eastern Railway this would have been applied after the grouping in 1923. These popular little clocks were only supplied to locations in the North East but later on found there way all over the Eastern Region of British Railways, this one is shown as being located at Percy Main Locomotive Shed.
Great Western Railway Clock
12 inch dial Mahogany Trunk cased fusee wall clock.
A standard Great Western drop dial trunk clock, this is one of the earlier examples supplied by Skarratt of Worcester who later became Kays who still operate a mail order catalogue business today. This type of clock is probably the most common type used by the GWR. Circa 1870
Great Eastern Railway Clock
12 inch dial Oak cased fusee wall clock.
This impressive timepiece has very fine carving, a good quality English fusee movement with maintaining power and unusual Maltese cross hands. The intricate nature of this clock can be attributed to its location being the Great Eastern Hotel Hunstanton which was frequented by Royalty especially Edward VII. Circa 1880. The Dial was repainted by the London and North Eastern Railway with the letters LNER probably just after the Grouping, but GER is still visible beneath this.
Great Western Railway Clock
12 inch dial Rosewood Chisel cased fusee wall clock.
An extremely rare and desirable example of a very early GWR clock, the case is made out of rosewood veneered pine in the saltbox style and features ebony and brass inlays, the pendulum suspends from the top of the backbox not the movement. There are only three of this type known to exist and all differ slightly in decoration, the dial has been rewritten circa 1930 and features the short lived screen printing process, the clock dates from around 1835 and was probably supplied to one of the earlier companies that were absorbed into the GWR.
Great Western Railway Clock
14 inch dial Oak cased drop dial fusee wall clock.
Another rare and desirable example of a GWR clock, which was supplied by Kays of Worcester circa 1880, the case features a lenticle window with ornate carved surround and the wooden surround is of the segmented type with both concave and convex returns. This is the only known survivor of this pattern.
Southern Railway Clock
8 inch dial Mahogany cased fusee wall clock.
A 8 inch Mahogany cased fusee clock supplied to the London and South Western Railway ( LSWR ) in 1898 by John Walker of London at a cost of £2-12-6d, it spent most of it's railway working life at Wool crossing box and then was transferred to Exeter Central Station where it came under British railways Western region ownership on the 1st January 1963 it was lucky not to have had a BR-W repaint as it retains its original Southern Railway dial painting applied after the grouping in 1923 by the Southern Railway clock contractor, John Walker of 1 South Molton Street , London.
British Railways Eastern Region Railway Clock
6 inch dial Mahogany cased Mantle clock.
A 6 inch Mahogany cased Mantle clock supplied to the Eastern Region of British Railways Circa 1948, it features a good quality Smiths going barrel movement with platform escapement. This clock has a very interesting location as it is shown in the records as residing in the Chief mechanical and electrical engineers officers dining room at Doncaster Locomotive Works, so A.H. Peppercorn who designed the A1 & A2 Pacific's would have used it.
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