Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Town Hall, Kendal: clock


included in:-	Town Hall, Kendal
	Town Hall, Kendal: clock
locality type:-	clock
locality type:-	carillion

MN photo:-	The town hall clock is a flat bed turret clock movement installed by John Smith and Sons, Midland Steam Clock Works, Derby, 1896. It has a six legged gravity escapement.
	BRW79.jpg Six legged gravity escapement. (taken 17.11.2009) Click to enlarge BRX72.jpg (taken 17.11.2009) BRW80.jpg Maker's plate:- "J. SMITH &SONS. / MIDLAND STEAM CLOCK / WORKS. DERBY." (taken 17.11.2009) BRW81.jpg Minute indicator dial marked on the back of a bevel gear leading to the hands. Inscribed:- "JOHN SMITH &SONS / [ ] land Clock Works / [D]ERBY 1896" (taken 17.11.2009) BRW82.jpg (taken 17.11.2009) BRW83.jpg Part of drive train; the pegs are for chiming the quarters. (taken 17.11.2009)
	The clock actuates a music barrel which plays the carillion in the tower. The bells are mounted in a vertical frame; suspended for chiming, not on wheels for ringing. The music barrel was fitted in the 1890s? A hand chiming frame is still in place, but no longer connected to the bells.
	BRW75.jpg Music barrel. (taken 17.11.2009) BRW76.jpg Music barrel. (taken 17.11.2009) BRW77.jpg Music barrel. (taken 17.11.2009) BRW78.jpg One of the bells in the tower. (taken 17.11.2009) BRW84.jpg The disused hand chiming frame, with a musical scale. (taken 17.11.2009) BRW85.jpg The disused hand chiming frame, with a musical scale. (taken 17.11.2009)
	The tunes played are (were?) - on Sunday, Devotion by T Scarisbrick of Kendal; Monday, Kelvin Grove; Tuesday, The British Grenadiers; Wednesday, All Through the Night; Thursday, When the King Enjoys His Own Again; Friday, Garry Owen; and Saturday, There's no Luck About the House.
	The bright blue electric motors for winding the clock, and for running the music barrel were fitted recently by W Potts and Sons, Leeds.

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