Striking longcase clock by Holmes, London c.1802. Mahogany case with break-arch hood and single brass finial. 12-inch enamel dial with brass spandrels and subsidiary dial for strike-silent. Signed 'Holmes 156 Strand London'. Blued steel hands. Movement of 8-day duration with anchor escapement and Ludlam-type wood-rod pendulum with offset crutch and double roller suspension, typical of Holmes. The original written receipt for this clock, signed by William Holmes, dated June 18th 1802 and made out to George Hyde Wollaston for £17.9.6d, still survives. Clockmakers' Museum No. 1531 Striking longcase clock by Holmes, 156 Strand c.1802