Names of authors listed here, who are or were Freemen of the Clockmakers’ Company, are shown in gold.
London Clockmakers:
Arnold: John Arnold and Son, V. Mercer (Ticehurst)
Clockmakers’ Company: Some Account of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, S.E. Atkins, W.H. Overall (privately printed, London 1881)
Clockmakers’ Company: The Clockmakers of London, G.S.J. White (London 1998)
Daniels: All in Good Time, George Daniels (Isle of Man, 2000)
Dent: Edward John Dent and his Successors, V. Mercer (Ticehurst)
Frodsham: The Frodshams, the Story of a family of Chronometer Makers, V. Mercer (Ticehurst 1981)
Harrison: Longitude, Dava Sobel (London 1996)
Harrison: The Quest for Longitude, Ed. W.J.H. Andrewes, (Harvard 1996)
Merlin: John Joseph Merlin, The Ingenious Mechanick (London 1985)
Tompion: Thomas Tompion, his Life and Work, R.W. Symonds (London 1951)
Windmills: Joseph and Thomas Windmills, Clock and Watchmakers, 1671-1737, J.A. Neale, (Ticehurst).
British Provincial Clockmakers:
Bath: Watch and Clock makers in the City of Bath, Dr. I White, (Ticehurst 1996)
Birmingham: Watch and Clockmakers of Birmingham J. McKenna, (Birmingham 1986)
Buckinghamshire: Clock and Watchmakers of Buckinghamshire Edward Legg, (Bradwell Abbey Field Centre, 1976)
Chepstow: Chepstow Clock and Watch Makers, Ivor Walters (Chepstow 1980)
Chester: Chester Clock and Clockmakers Nicholas Moore (Chester Museum 1976)
Colchester: Colchester Clockmakers, Bernard Mason, (Country Life 1969)
Cornwall: Cornish Clocks and Clockmakers, H.Miles-Brown, (David & Charles, 1970)
Cumberland: The Clockmakers of Cumberland: J. Penfold, (Ashford 1977)
Derbyshire: Derbyshire Clock and Watchmakers, R.G. Hughes (Derby Museum 1976)
Devonshire: Devonshire Clockmakers, J.K. Bellchambers, (Torquay 1962)
Devonshire: Devon Clock and Watchmakers, Clive Ponsford, (David & Charles, 1985)
Dorset: Dorset Clocks and Clockmakers (including the Channel Islands) T. Tribe and P. Whatmoor, (Oswestry 1981)
Dunfermline: Dunfermline Clocks, Felix Hudson, (Dunfermline 1982)
Exeter: Time in Exeter, C. Ponsford, (Exeter 1978)
Gloucestershire: Gloucestershire Clock and Watch Makers, Dr. Graham Dowler (Phillimores, 1984)
Hamilton: Marking Time in Hamilton, W. Wallace (Hamilton 1981)
Hertfordshire: The Clockmakers of Hertfordshire, E.J. Tyler (Ticehurst)
Hull & East Riding: Hull and East Riding Clocks, J.E.S. Walker, (Hornsea Museum, 1982)
Lancashire: Lancashire Clocks and Clockmakers, Brian Loomes, (David and Charles 1975)
Leicestershire: Leicestershire Clockmakers, J. Daniel (Leicestershire Museums, 1975)
Lincolnshire: Lincolnshire Clockmakers, J.E.S. Walker (Lincolnshire Libraries, 1995)
Llangollen: Watchmaking in Llangollen by Robert Hughes, D.H. Bacon (Ticehurst 2000)
Nantwich: Nantwich Clockmakers, A.A. Treherne (Nantwich Museum 1986)
Oxfordshire: Clockmaking in Oxfordshire: Dr. C.F.C. Beeson (Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, 1989)
Norfolk and Norwich: Norfolk and Norwich Clockmakers, C and Y Bird (Ticehurst)
Northumberland and Durham: Clockmakers of Northumberland and Durham, Keith Bates, (Northumberland 1980)
Nottinghamshire: Clock and watch makers of Nottinghamshire, H. Mather (Nottingham 1979)
Salisbury: Clocks and Clock makers of Salisbury, Michael Snell, (Salisbury 1986)
Scotland: Old Scottish Clockmakers, J. Smith (Republished Wakefield, 1975)
Shropshire: Shropshire Clock and Watchmakers, D. Elliott, (Phillimores, 1979)
Somerset: Somerset Clockmakers, J.K. Bellchambers, (Torquay 1969)
Stamford: Stamford Clocks and Watches, L. Tebbutt (Stamford 1975)
Stirling: Old Stirling Clockmakers, C Allan, (Stirling, 1990)
Suffolk: Suffolk Clocks and Clockmakers, A.L. Haggar, L.F. Miller (Ticehurst 1974)
Sussex: The Clockmakers of Sussex, E.J. Tyler (Ashford 1986)
Tiverton: Clocks and Clockmakers of Tiverton, Ponsford, Scott and Authers, (Tiverton 1977)
Warwick and Leamington: Clockmakers of Warwick and Leamington, W.A. Seaby, (Warwick Museum, 1981)
Warwickshire: Watch and Clockmakers of Warwickshire, J. McKenna (Birmingham 1985)
Westmorland: Westmorland Clocks and Clockmakers, B. Loomes (David and Charles 1974)
Yorkshire: Yorkshire Clockmakers, B. Loomes (Littleborough 1985)
British Clock and Watchmaking, General:
Chatelaines: Chatelaines, G.E. Cummins, N.D. Taunton (Woodbridge, 1994)
Brass Dial Clocks: Brass Dial Clocks, B. Loomes, (Woodbridge 1998)
Carriage Clocks: Carriage Clocks, Charles Allix & Peter Bonnert (Woodbridge 1974)
Clocks and Watches: The World’s Great Clocks and Watches C. Jagger (London 1980)
Clocks (lower priced): Collectable Clocks 1840-1940, A & R Shenton (Woodbridge 1985)
Clocks (Thirty hour): English 30 Hour Clocks, Jeff Darken & J. Hooper (Woking 1997)
Lantern Clocks: English Lantern Clocks, George White (Woodbridge 1989)
Longcase or Tall case clocks: The Longcase Clock, T. Robinson, (Woodbridge 1981)
Musical Clocks: English and Scottish Musical Clocks, E.W. Cloutman (Ticehurst 2000)
Musical Clocks: The Musical Clock, A.W.J.G. Ord-Hume (Ashbourne, 1995)
Painted Dial Clocks: Painted Dial Clocks, 1770-1870, B. Loomes, (Woodbridge 1994)
Royal Clocks: Royal Clocks, C. Jagger, (London 1983)
Watches: The Watch, C. Cardinal, (Thornbury 1989)
Watches: Watches C. Clutton & G. Daniels (London 1971)
Watches: The Artistry of the English Watch, C. Jagger (Newton Abbot 1988)
Watches: Antique Watches, T.P. Camerer Cuss, (Woodbridge, 1976)
Watch cases: Early Watch Case Makers of England 1631-1720, P. Priestley (Columbia, PA, 2000)
Watchmaking: Watchmaking: George Daniels, (London 1981)
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