North Eastern Railway 8 inch drop dial clock.
L.N.E.R. No 4798
Ex. Lambley Station.
An 8-inch oak cased iron dial clock with a cast brass bezel manufactured
for the NER by Reid & Son of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Movement
The quality early English fusee movement in fully overhauled condition
has rectangular plates with shaped shoulders, which are held together
by turned barreled pillars with a central ring, the suspension back
cock is also shaped, all of these features point to a movement made
in the period 1850 to 1870.
Dial
A White enamel painted dial rewritten by the LNER in the grouping style
displaying bold Roman numerals and the legend LNER 4798. A small amount
of restoration has been carried out sympathetically but the dial has
not been totally repainted.
Case
A traditional English drop dial clock case manufactured out of fine
figured oak with a turned convex surround affixed to the back
box by two battens with two tapered pegs, the back box is of traditional
Mid 19TH century design with one side access door and a bottom
door secured by a brass lock.
The side door also still retains Reid repair numbers and dates written
in ink.
Railway
History.
The LNER records show that this clock was last located at Lambley Station
and was used in the Station Cabin (Signal Box).
Lambley was a former North Eastern Railway station in Northumberland
on the Branch from Haltwhistle and Alston (which is now home to the
South Tynedale Railway).
