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  • This long-case clock is inscribed 'R. Griffith - Denbigh'. Griffith was a well-known clockmaker who ran his business from Vale Street, Denbigh. His son David (1800-94) followed his father in the trade but is perhaps better known as the poet and Archdruid 'Clwydfardd'.
Long-case clock made by R. Griffith, Denbigh (1791-1840)
  • This early eighteenth-century clock features a brass face dial with the inscription 'Morgan Price of Gerthi Blyog, 1734'.
Long-case clock made by Morgan Price, Gerddi Bluog, Harlech, 1734 [image 1 of 2]
  • The Wern Lwyd clock made by Samuel Roberts is named after the farmhouse in Berriew, near Welshpool, where it was first discovered in the 1940s. It is considered an important clock because it is more sophisticated than the simple thirty-hour clocks that Roberts was used to producing. Unlike his other clocks, this has a movement capable of going for a week or longer, and chiming the quarter hours on six bells. Although the year 1776 is engraved on the back of the dial, the clock carries no serial number like most of Robert's other clocks. It is possible that this clock was made by Roberts and used as a display of craftmanship for the winning of potential clients. The significance of the Wern Lwyd clock is that it displays a number of technical innovations as well as old ideas and practices that manages to summarize the achievements of a lifetime of work by Samuel Roberts.
Wern Lwyd clock made by Samuel Roberts, Llanfair Caerenion, 1776 [image 1 of 2]
Long-case clock made by Samuel Roberts of Llanfair Caereinion, 18th century [image 1 of 2]
  • Cilewent Farmhouse was originally built in 1470 but was rebuilt in 1734 using stone instead of wood. This type of farmhouse was known as a 'long house' and was extremely popular in south and mid Wales during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The cattle lived in one end of the building while the house was situated at the other end. The furniture shown inside the house dates from around 1750.
Cilewent farmhouse interior, Museum of Welsh Life
  • John Chance was one of the best known Chepstow clockmakers. He died aged 50 in 1800, and he produced most of his clocks in the period between 1770 and 1800. This example of his work was added to the Chepstow collections quite recently and because of this the curators are continuing to research the clock's history; it is not known for certain whether it is an eight day clock or a month clock.The remarkably fine case is made of yew and the upper part has grooved pilasters with Corinthian columns, an elegant fretwork pediment in the form of a swan neck, and fretwork ornamentation surrounding the top. The body of the clock contains a door shaped with grooved quarter pilasters with gilded metal Corinthian columns. The base of the clock has a panel with a wavy side and carved detailing on the champfered corners. Inside the door is a silver plaque which reads as follows: 'Edwin Scholey Waring as a token of appreciation and esteem from the employees of Boots the Chemist'. The plaque has a hallmark (dated 1927).
Longcase clock by John Chance of Chepstow, late 18th century