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The clock, situated in
the clock room high in the tower, is dated 1841 and
signed I & T Wilkinson & W Groves of Leeds.
What makes the clock unusual is that it uses only one
train to strike the hours and chime the quarter hours.
The only other known clock with a similar mechanism
is in Pocklington Parish Church, East Yorkshire. This
clock being signed Brown of Selby.
The hour is struck using the main bell in the belfry
immediately above the clock room in the tower. This
bell was cast in 1838, and than recast in 1918. The
quarter hour is chimed with the assistance of the smaller bell.
The clock was fully restored in 2004. At this time the
manual 7 day winding system was replaced with an automatic
winder. The stone weights that would have been wound
to the top of the
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spire have been retained in the belfry. At this time
a night silencer was also added so to aid the sleep
of those in hearing distance of the church.
Additional pictures available.
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