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Note for readers from outside of the United Kingdom.

These guidelines are intended to be applicable to all types of turret clocks in the British Isles .  Those persons who work on turret clocks outside of the British Isles are also invited to consider using these documents as best fits their clock in the context of their country, culture, climate, availability of tools and materials, maintenance capability, and their current economic situation.

The Turret Clock Keeper’s Handbook

A booklet that covers history, clock types and basic functions like winding, setting to time, regulating and correcting out of sequence striking.  A basic ‘must’ for every church that has a clock. 

Download Keepers Handbook

Guidelines for Turret Clocks:  Commissioning Turret Clock Work

This document is intended to help those who need to have work carried out on a turret clocks.  It gives ideas on quotations and interpretation, warranty, acceptable and unacceptable exclusions and pricing structures.

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Guidelines for Turret Clocks: Simple Cost-Effective Strategies for Preservation

A collection of simple procedures that any church or heritage building can put into action to help preserve their turret clock.  Adapted from an article formerly published in the Ringing World.

Download Strategies for Preservation

Guidelines for Turret Clocks:  Health & Safety Assessment

Health & safety is important and this document gives ideas on what to look for when carrying a risk assessment on a turret clock and its access.

Download Health & Safety Guidelines

Guidelines for Turret Clocks:  Repair, Restoration, Conservation, Preservation & Maintenance.

Aimed at clockmakers this is detailed blow by blow discussion of techniques of repair, maintenance and conservation.

Download Repair & Restoration Guidelines

Frontispiece of Big Ben from A Rudiementary Treatise on Clocks Watches and Bells

If you have an e-version of. Grimthorpe's book then you will not have the frontispiece.

Download CWB Frontispiece

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