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There's a clock and watch repairer in Station Rd Stechford, he's an older person and only opens part time. The shop is located opposite the Rail station next to the dry cleaners about 3/4 doors from the railway bridge, hope this helps, J.
 
Welcome Samson Lion. I missed your earlier post, so hope the Heritage Open Day went well. I'm sure you'll already know this about its maker, but for our members here's a bit about W F Evans. I found this biography on a couple of auction websites:

"W.F. Evans of Handsworth Biography.

Evans of Handsworth were one of the top makers of skeleton clocks in the Victorian period. John Houghton, formerly the foreman of Boulton & Watt at the Soho factory, took over their clock making business in 1805 after the decision of the firm to discontinue clock manufacture, calling it The Soho Clock Factory. Houghton was joined by his son-in-law William Frederick Evans and when the former decided to retire in 1843 Evans continued as W.F. Evans & Son. They made many different styles and types of clocks but they are primarily known for the selection of skeleton clocks that included a number modelled on various ecclesiastical buildings, those of York and Westminster cathedrals, with three-train eight-bell chiming movements, being the most spectacular. Evans also produced a clock based on the Scott Memorial in Edinburgh to show at the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park in 1851. He went on to make various differing designs of the clock for retail ....... "


Viv.
 
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Have you heard it chime at all
 
In the c1903 map the building is not there, the row of shops beginning a little further down the road. there is a building there on the c1916 map, which would agree with the style of the building. Kellys for 1915 does not seem to list it, but the 1921 edition lists it as James Huins, boot & shoe maker
 
Gledhill-Brook Time Recorders were used for clocking the workforce in and out. One was spotted this week (1930s vintage) in the Old Forge at Michelham Priory, East Sussex. The clock face says that the Company was based in Huddersfield, Halifax, London and Birmingham. Does anybody know whereabouts in Birmingham?
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This pic from the 'Old Streets' thread shows a fine clock which must have been useful to folks who did not have pocket watches.
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Small Heath Library on Green Lane with Little Green Lane on the left. Unfortunately no date.
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The pic has since been dated between 1904 to 1907
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In 2017 the clock was still there ...
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Vivienne14 said:
These were once an important feature of the street landscape. But nowadays they've become less so. I expect many may even have disappeared from our streets, but some lovely examples remain. Once clocks could be found in many places; on civic buildings, factories or stand alone at important crossroads. This lovely example was on Corporation Street, above Nathan's the jeweller's shop and/or pawnbrokers. It's one I often used in the past as I waited for buses just outside the shop. A delight to look up and see. Viv.
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I remember that one very well Viv
 
oldMohawk said:
Another look at the clock in this pic on the old Post & Mail building, it was quite a novelty at the time but probably would not receive a second glance these days with all the digital things we have to play with.
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Pic link from Birmingham Post archive.
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OM back in the 60's while serving my apprenticeship , I along with a sparks wired up the part of the digital clock that faced down towards Snow Hill, Constitution Hill etc , so I only hope Lyn (Astoness) looked at it regularly . The master clock that controlled the read out was about 2' high and 1' wide all clocks throughout the P&M were connected to this so there was never any difference between the clocks
 
Williamstreeter said:
OM back in the 60's while serving my apprenticeship , I along with a sparks wired up the part of the digital clock that faced down towards Snow Hill, Constitution Hill etc , so I only hope Lyn (Astoness) looked at it regularly . The master clock that controlled the read out was about 2' high and 1' wide all clocks throughout the P&M were connected to this so there was never any difference between the clocks
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I notice the link to the pic in post#64 has gone down so I have edited the actual pic into the post.
 
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Williamstreeter said:
OM back in the 60's while serving my apprenticeship , I along with a sparks wired up the part of the digital clock that faced down towards Snow Hill, Constitution Hill etc , so I only hope Lyn (Astoness) looked at it regularly . The master clock that controlled the read out was about 2' high and 1' wide all clocks throughout the P&M were connected to this so there was never any difference between the clocks
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sorry john i have no memory of that clock...how long was it there for

lyn
 
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