Early Clocks | Lee Borrett
On the right is an early Civil War lantern clock, c1642, attributed to Thomas Browne of Bristol. Alongside it is the only known signed Thomas Browne lantern clock, c1650
Thomas Browne
of Bristol
W
elcome to Early Clocks, a website
dedicated to the study, collecting
and appreciation of early English lantern clocks, early domestic
clocks and sundials.
The collection features a selection of rare and historically important timepieces dating from c.1625 onwards, with a particular emphasis on early English lantern clocks. Many are illustrated alongside contemporary paintings and historical material to place them within the world in which they were originally made and used. The collection also includes early clocks bearing religious verses and devotional inscriptions on their dials, reflecting the close relationship between timekeeping, craftsmanship and faith in seventeenth-century England.
As a collector, researcher and author, I continue to acquire significant original pieces, particularly early English lantern clocks, sundials, and clocks with historically important or religiously inscribed dials. My research has been published in the Journal of the Antiquarian Horological Society (AHS) and Clocks magazine.
If you own a lantern clock, sundial or other early clock that you believe may be of interest, I would be delighted to hear from you. Please Contact Me
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