Greater Manchester Clocks and Clockmakers
Details:
- Author(s) Davies, Edmund
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2007
- Pages 342pp; illus
- Publisher Mayfield
- Place Published Ashbourne
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:
Deals with the historic areas of South East Lancashire and North East Cheshire embracing Stockport, Rotherham, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Wigan, etc. Largely comprises a gazetteer of makers [pp92-290], arranged alphabetically and giving name, address, time span, etc. Also a listing by town [pp291-308]. Other sections include: 'Turret clocks and their makers'; 'Watchmaking'; 'Lantern clocks'; 'Longcase clocks'; 'Public clocks in City of Manchester'; 'Notable clockmakers'; etc; etc