Castle Combe Clock

In 1984, the clock was taken down from the bell tower to the nave of the church, and put on a concrete plinth in a wooden cabinet with glass panes.

The moving parts were painted a lurid bright orange, and a minute hand with a 180 degree dial was added.

The manual winding spokes were removed and electric winders were installed for both the going and striking train.

This arbor is held by two short brackets that centre approximately 3 centimetres (1.2 in) to the left of the main frame.

An 8-pin birdcage engages with 90 teeth on the main wheel, thus taking 3,600 seconds (one hour) per turn.

The big wheel of the striking train has 48 teeth, which are of rectangular cut with a rounded-off head.

It is possible that an earlier count wheel only rang the bell once every hour, as this was not unusual for clocks with similar design.

A pivot bracket to the top right of the count wheel holds a three-pronged fork-like construction.

As the main arbor of the going train turns anti-clockwise, the first, short peg will push the fork up a little, which releases the flail and also moves the lock pin out of the count wheel.

A couple of minutes later, as the longer peg moves anti-clockwise, it completely releases the flail, which now turns clockwise whilst the clock strikes.

Slightly below the centre of the main striking arbor, a pivot bracket goes to the left of the mechanism.