Darling & Wood wall mounted clock

Made:
1890-1930 in York
maker:
Darling & Wood

Wall mounted clock and ladder, spring driven fusee timepiece in a long case format, 8 day wall clock, assumed to be an original fixture to the Leeman Road Goods Station manufactured by Darling & Wood.

The interpretation that this clock is an original fixture is made in reference to the careful consideration of material evidence such as this at the station, however a number of factors point to it being contemporary with the working station. Firstly the clock is situated in such a way that the balustrade along the eaves of the space has been accommodated to modify this – it is unlikely that such modification of the historic fabric would have been undertaken by the NRM for the purposes of housing a museum piece when it could have been situated slightly lower. Most compelling, however, is that the clock has been there as long as some senior members of staff – since the NRM moved to LRGS.

Details

Category:
Railway Timepieces
Object Number:
2025-2127
Materials:
wood (unidentified), iron, brass (copper, zinc alloy) and enamel
Measurements:
overall: 3890 mm x 660 mm x 660 mm,
type:
station clock

Parts

Wall mounted clock, spring driven fusee timepiece in a long case format, 8 day wall clock, assumed to be an original fixture to the Leeman Road Goods Station manufactured by Darling & Wood.

Darling & Wood wall mounted clock

Wall mounted clock, spring driven fusee timepiece in a long case format, 8 day wall clock, assumed to be an original fixture to the Leeman Road Goods Station manufactured by Darling & Wood.

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The interpretation that this clock is an original fixture is made in reference to the careful consideration of material evidence such as this at the station, however a number of factors point to it being contemporary with the working station. Firstly the clock is situated in such a way that the balustrade along the eaves of the space has been accommodated to modify this – it is unlikely that such modification of the historic fabric would have been undertaken by the NRM for the purposes of housing a museum piece when it could have been situated slightly lower. Most compelling, however, is that the clock has been there as long as some senior members of staff – since the NRM moved to LRGS.

Measurements:
overall: 3890 mm x 660 mm x 660 mm,
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , iron , brass (copper, zinc alloy) and enamel
Object Number:
2025-2127/1
type:
station clock
Ladder from wall mounted clock, spring driven fusee timepiece in a long case format, 8 day wall clock, assumed to be an original fixture to the Leeman Road Goods Station manufactured by Darling & Wood.

Ladder from Darling & Wood wall mounted clock

Ladder from wall mounted clock, spring driven fusee timepiece in a long case format, 8 day wall clock, assumed to be an original fixture to the Leeman Road Goods Station manufactured by Darling & Wood.

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The interpretation that this clock is an original fixture is made in reference to the careful consideration of material evidence such as this at the station, however a number of factors point to it being contemporary with the working station. Firstly the clock is situated in such a way that the balustrade along the eaves of the space has been accommodated to modify this – it is unlikely that such modification of the historic fabric would have been undertaken by the NRM for the purposes of housing a museum piece when it could have been situated slightly lower. Most compelling, however, is that the clock has been there as long as some senior members of staff – since the NRM moved to LRGS.

Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2025-2127/2
type:
ladder

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