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Richard Roe (clockmaker)

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Door frame clock made for St Mary's Church, Plumtree in 1686. Now in the British Horological Museum, Upton Hall
Door frame clock made for St Giles' Church, Cropwell Bishop in 1694. Now in Nottingham Industrial Museum

Richard Roe, also Rowe, (c.1640 – 1718) of Epperstone was one of the earliest clockmakers in Nottinghamshire.[1]

Life

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He married on 12 August 1660 in Holy Trinity Church, Lambley to Mary. He became churchwarden at Holy Cross Church, Epperstone in 1668 but was a Quaker.

He produced several clocks, known as door frame clocks, for churches in Nottinghamshire.[2]

He is also known to have produced some lantern clocks.[3]

He was buried at Clipston, Nottinghamshire on 25 August 1718.

Works

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Door frame clocks

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References

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  1. ^ Clock and Watch Makers of Nottinghamshire. Harold H. Mather. Friends of Nottingham Museums. 1979
  2. ^ An Interesting Door Frame Style English Turret Clock, Frank Del Greco. British Horology Times. June Number 53.
  3. ^ European Clocks. E. J. Tyler. Ward Lock, 1968. ISBN 0706310128
  4. ^ a b c d e f Beeson, C.F.C. English Church Clocks 1280-1850. Brant Wright Associates Ltd. p. 113. ISBN 0903512149.
  5. ^ Victoria County History of Nottinghamshire.
  6. ^ Linby and Papplewick Notebook, L.I. Butler. 1953
  7. ^ "Thurgarton Priory Church". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 11 March 1879. Retrieved 4 December 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.