g6 ALL saints' clock and chimes. 



1778. March 5th. 



"That the Churchwardens shall, with all convenient speed, repair and 

 " beautify the Church Dial belonging to this parish." 

 18 ro. Dec. 10. 



Two guineas per annum was added to Whitehurst's salary for taking 

 care of the clock. 

 1S16. June 27. 



" Mr. Dobson for scaffolding to gild the Clock face 5 5 o.'' 



There is also a payment of ^47 16s. 6d. in 1816, to 

 Whitehurst and Son, but the entry does not record what for. 

 Perhaps they relate to the chimes. 



There is yet a notice of another means of telling the time of 

 day. In 1655 occurs — 



"Itm to Thomas Harrison for worke done at Sun Dyall 00 : 10 : 10" 

 This antiquated timepiece we believe to have been affixed to 

 the south porch of the old Church, but after the demolition of 

 the latter, it found its way to the southern side of the tower, 

 whence it was in all probability finally removed at the restora- 

 tion of 1845. 



The entries relating to the chimes are more numerous than 

 those respecting the clock, but I do not see why we are to 

 assume that the term " chimes " always denotes the machinery 

 for playing tunes on the bells, it is more probable that the 

 quarters of the clock are meant in most cases, though as the 

 entries are not kept distinct we cannot say which is actually 

 referred to. 



The earliest notice occurs 2 Hen. VIII. (1510-n), in the 

 account of John Newton and John Clifton, Churchwardens. 



" Itm payed for on C (one cwt.) iron to make the chime vs." 



An interval of about 60 years brings us to the next — 



1570-80 pd. to the chimemacker for mackinge the chime and 



me ndinge the clocke iiij" x ij 



What sort of a machine this was, it would be difficult to learn. 



The 1620 Book of Accounts is prolific in entries of repairs, 

 etc., the chief points being the setting of the chyme in 1629, 

 and extensive repairs in the years 1640, 1646, 1648, and 1669. 



