[Bell Historians] Bells & clocks

[John Arthur]

Carl, there is a list on the Church Heritage Register for each church but
there are many clocks omitted. The Amateur Heroical Society (Turret Clock
Group) do have a data base which does have some clocks on it - clocks are
under recorded and relies on volunteers updating it.(Registration is
requested.)

https://www.ahsoc.org/

John

On Sun, 31 May 2026 at 03:36, Carl S Zimmerman via Bell-historians <
bell-historians at lists.ringingworld.co.uk> wrote:

> Inspired by a news article on restoration of the clockworrks at Madley,
> Herts., I write to ask whether there is a national list of tower clocks
> comparable to what Dove provides for bells.  If so, is anyone considering
> connecting such a list with Dove? or expanding Dove to include mentions of
> ancillary equipment?  Madley, for example, has a restored Ellacombe rack
> that operates on all eight bells, plus a tower clock that strikes the hour
> as well as the half hour (and perhaps the quarters as well).  But neither
> of those facilities is mentioned in Dove's entry for Madley, so it is not
> clear which of the eight serve also as clock bells.  Other rings have
> associated chiming machines of various kinds, probably also associated with
> clockworks.
>
> Currently I am working on a project to consolidate lists of known products
> of American tower clock manufacturers, with the aim of eventually
> connecting that with the various surviving lists of the products of
> American bellfounders.  I hope to increase tower clock enthusiasts'
> appreciation of the bells associated with such clocks, and vice versa.
>
> Comments?
>
> Carl Scott Zimmerman, Campanologist
> Saint Louis, Missouri, USA -
>  - 19th c. home of at least 37 bell founders or resellers
> Tel. +1-314-821-8437
> Webmaster for www.TowerBells.org
>  * Avocation: tower bells
>  * Recreation: handbells
>  * Mission: church bells
> Webmaster for www.TSCChapter134.org
> Treasurer, World Carillon Federation
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