Wardles - largest UK production manufacturer of clock spares, components established in 1946

John wardles is now one of the largest manufacturers of clock materials in the World.We produce thousands of components, in our own work shops, supplying material dealers, repairers and movement manufacturers around the globe.
We hold extensive stocks of standard materials, and are capable of manufacturing specials, or short runs of components due to our manufacturing back ground and our comprehensively equipped workshop.
http://www.johnwardle.co.uk/index.asp

William Haycock - Clockmakers and Engineers

Ashbourne was for long a centre of clockmaking. During the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries there were about five separate concerns making clocks in the town. The Ashtons, Harlows, Davenports and Ellebys have now passed into history and only the Haycock business remains today. We celebrated our first 150 years in clockmaking in 1976, but in fact the roots of our business go back to 1740 when Joseph Harlow established a clockmaking business in the town
						William Haycock 1837-1904
		The Haycock brothers John and Thomas worked with Thomas Harlow grandson of the above Joseph, and took over the business in 1826 which they then proceeded to run in their own name.
	The firm originally carried on business in Compton a part of Ashbourne, but in 1860 built a new works in Station Street. There not only were domestic clocks made but turret clocks and general brass and iron founding as well. Thomas Haycock's son Thomas junior conducted this business until his death in 1906 whereupon this branch of the Haycock clockmakers closed down.
	Church Street Works
				Meanwhile his younger brother William was established in his own business in Church Street and the Market Place having left his brother in about 1865. A move was made to the present Southcliffe works in 1897.
	William Haycock died in 1904 having established a reputation as a capable craftsman and a man of great integrity. The firm still trades under his name and is run by his direct descendants. Both the firms of Thomas Haycock & Son and William Haycock were noted makers of skeleton clocks. They may be considered as representing their finest work from the Victorian era. Many of the original patterns are retained at our works.
							Southcliffe Works 1898

http://www.williamhaycock.co.uk/history.htm

A Malkin - Clockmakers

MAKERS OF TRADITIONAL ENGLISH DIAL-CLOCKS

The School/Railway Clock: Overall Diameter: 15.5" (395mm) Dial Diameter: 12" (305mm) Depth: 5" (128mm) The traditioanl School/Railway Clock is our most popular design, and looks good not only in a traditional domestic setting, but also in pubs, offices and restaurants. It is available in Pine, Oak or Mahogany.

The Malkin Clock The Basic Design The Malkin School/Railway Clock is reproduced from an authentic 19th Century design. Click the picture on the left to see a larger image of the clock. The Case Each Clock Case is hand-made. The wooden ring which surrounds the clock is made from eight separate pieces, a traditional method found in most nineteenth-century clocks. The white face or "dial", and the wooden surround, are pegged onto a back box containing the "movement", which drives the hands. Most Malkin Clocks are made from reclaimed pine, hand finished to give an authentic aged appearance so that they blend beautifully into modern pine kitchens and bedrooms. The School/Railway clock is also available in oak and mahogany: see below for details. http://www.malkinclocks.co.uk/designs.html

Sinclair Harding - clockmakers

Established in 1967, Sinclair Harding honours the historical tradition of fine English clockmaking. With its range of beautiful hand crafted clocks, this unique company embraces the horological industry’s ideals for precision, quality and perfection.

Sinclair Harding’s craftsmen work hard to study and preserve original production techniques. The exquisite detail of each clock is testament to this skill and dedication, with every delicate stage of production carried out in the Yorkshire based workshop.

Sinclair Harding’s valued clients range from private collectors to high class jewellers, and include prestigious commissions such as the design and manufacture of a 3 train chiming movement with a solid silver engraved dial for David Linley and Company’s magnificent Blenheim Bureau.

Every clock Sinclair Harding makes is lovingly crafted to suit your individual requirements and your involvement is encouraged at all stages during production of what will become a treasured heirloom. Clients are welcome to visit the workshop to appreciate first hand the trademark skill and dedication of Robert Bray and his fellow craftsmen.

http://www.clockmakers.com/index.htm 

Robert Loomes - Watches & Clocks

English watchmaking - Made in England

We are the only English watchmakers who assemble, adjust and improve chronograh movements, by hand, in our own workshops. This will be the first English chronograph in fifty years to be entirely built in our workshops.

http://www.dialrestorer.co.uk/11.html

Roger W. Smith - Watchmakers

 Today watchmaking is closely identified in our consciousness with Switzerland, yet English horology was once considered the highpoint of the art for hundreds of years, at a time when Swiss watch making was centuries away from achieving its currently held status. This golden period of English watchmaking was spanned by makers such as Tompion, Harrison, Mudge, Graham, Earnshaw and Arnold. English clocks and pocket watches were prized creations available only to the powerful and wealthy.
The recipient of the longitude prize, John Harrison, shrunk his ship's chronometers in format from extremely large table clocks to a small portable timekeeper within a span of just 40 years, thus paving the way for the diminution of mechanical and accurate timekeeping that would eventually lead to the wristwatch chronometer of today.
This highpoint of English horological creation and invention forms the very basis of the Roger W. Smith workshop's philosophy towards watchmaking. Many design features, including movement layout and structural details, visual proportions and numerous visual details, are directly stimulated by the masterpieces from this period. This inspiration forms the essence from which the workshop reinterprets the past, combining them with modern horological developments such as the Daniels co-axial escapement in order to create exclusive and distinctly English wristwatches for the connoisseurs of today.

http://www.rwsmithwatches.com/

E. Dent & Co. Ltd - Clockmakers

At Dent we've been building elegant, accurate clocks for nearly two hundred years. And our current series of gold and rhodium skeleton clocks features timepieces that are every bit as exquisite as their predecessors.

The history of Dent & Co. spans three centuries of precision watch and clock making in Great Britain. Established in 1814 by Edward J. Dent, the company embraced the Victorian fervour for technological innovation and created precision chronometers to navigate the Royal Navy and guide some of the most intrepid explorers on their voyages. The British Empire was in full expansion and its maritime tradition had produced some remarkable technological breakthroughs from the late 18th century; John Harrison’s triumphant mechanical solution in 1764 to locate a ship’s position at sea won the coveted Board of Longitudes prize money and further consolidated Britain as the horological force in the world. Propelling the impetus of Britain’s primacy, Dent proved a key player in Victorian horological history manufacturing the Standard Clock at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich which was to keep “Greenwich Mean Time” the time to which all others in the Empire were referred (better known today as G.M.T.) and continued to do so until replaced by an electronic clock in 1946. Dent also made probably the most famous clock in the world - the Great Clock for the Houses of Parliament, familiarly known as Big Ben.

Our clocks have adorned the mantelpieces of every British Royal household since that of Queen Victoria; have accompanied explorers and adventurers; navigated the entire British Naval fleet and Royal vessels; timed the transit of Venus; and kept time at the meridian position in Greenwich.

http://www.dentlondon.com/

Smith of Derby - Clockmakers

Our name is synonymous with precision engineering and the highest standards of build quality.

This quality goes well beyond the flawless materials we insist upon. Our craftsmanship, when combined with our state of the art machining facilities ensures perfect results every time. Many of the world’s time and kinetic landmarks remain reliable and accurate because they use Smith of Derby patented movements.

Our testing and quality levels outstrip industry standards and guarantee perfection. Technical excellence combines with timeless character in every piece and we continue to set new agendas in clockmaking and kinetic sculptural engineering.

Our projects are our reputation; something we jealously guard.

http://www.smithofderby.com/

Roger Lascelles

It's over 21 years since Roger Lascelles came up with the idea to make clocks that follow the prevailing trends in interior design yet have a definite link to the past.

Back in 1986, Roger was an antique dealer specialising in clocks, most of which were being exported to the USA and never likely to return to the UK. This prompted him to start photographing the pretty dial designs on grandfather clocks, printing them and then turning them into clocks with quartz movements to sell in his London antique shop. People liked the idea and with the help of his wife and three staff they set up a small workshop later that year to make clocks with an antique feel. In 1989 he even won a BBC radio award for small businesses who successfully take an idea to reality.

Now over 21 years later the company is based in a 12,000 sqft factory in North-West London with a team of designers, assemblers and office staff. We are by far the UK's largest clock manufacturer and produce some 100,000 clocks each year.

We constantly come out with new designs to keep abreast of current trends and regularly make visits to antique fairs and flea markets to obtain ideas.

For example, a rusty, but charming old tin clock from the 1930's bought in a Paris flea market has been the inspiration for many of the clocks we design with that “shabby chic” look so much in vogue today.

Take a close look and see how we've used the same type of colours and graphics on many of our wall clocks, which have that authentic look of a French bistro advertising clock of the 1930's. Some of them we even make in tin like the originals.

All the artwork you see on our clocks is our own creation, and most of the hands are individually aged and stained to suit the dials. Nearly all other clock manufacturers use thin and lightweight aluminium hands. We use qualilty brass hands made here in the UK on nearly all our clocks. It's this attention to detail that gives our clocks their distinctive look and sets us apart from others.

Our smallness, as a family-run company, makes us particularly responsive to our customers and we all enjoy making clocks, which many people genuinely take a pleasure in owning.

http://www.rogerlascelles.com/