Worshipful Company of Clockmakers

The Newgate Street Clock was the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers' 375th Anniversary Gift to The City of London.

The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Clockmakers were formed by a Royal Charter in 1631. Originally, no person was allowed to sell clocks unless they were a member of the Company. However, such requirements have since been relaxed and later removed. The Company now exists as a charitable institution, as do a majority of Livery Companies.

The Company museum was previously housed in the London Guildhall Library. The collection includes John Harrison's clock H5. Since 2015 the collection has been rehoused in the Science Museum in London. The new display was officially opened by HRH Princess Anne on 22nd October 2015.

The Company's archive and library are however still kept at the Guildhall Library.

The Clockmakers' Company ranks sixty-first in the order of precedence for Livery Companies. Its motto is Tempus Rerum Imperator, Latin for Time is the commander of (all) things.

Masters

Those who have been Master of the Company include the following:^[1]

1631, David Ramsay
1636, Elias Allen
1645, 1652 Edward East
1702, Joseph Windmills
1703, Thomas Tompion
1708, Daniel Quare
1718, Thomas Windmills
1817, John Roger Arnold
1821, 1823, 1825, 1827, 1847 Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy
1855, 1862 Charles Frodsham
1902, 1914 William Henry Mahoney Christie
1922, 1931 Sir Frank Watson Dyson
1926, Hugh Rotherham
1946, Lord Iliffe of Yattendon
1949, 1954 Sir Harold Spencer Jones
1959, Viscount Falmouth
1960, Lord Harris
1969, Sir Richard van der Riet Woolley
1974, Sir Frank Chalton Francis
1976, Sir Hugh Wontner
1980, George Daniels
1986, Viscount Falmouth
1989, Lord Murton of Lindisfarne
2000, Alexander Boksenberg
2001, Sir George White, Bt
2002, Michael Monro Smith
2003, Christopher John Hurrion
2004, Philip John Willoughby
2005, Mrs Diana Muriel Uff
2006, Maj Gen David Anthony Somerset Pennefather CB OBE
2007, David John Poole FBHI
2008, Dr Michael David Sanderson PhD
2009, Cdr Peter John Linstead-Smith OBE RN
2010, Howard Carl Newman FBHI
2011, Andrew Charles Henry Crisford
2012, Mark Westcombe Elliott FCA
2013, Prof Paul Eugene Marcus Jarrett FRCS
2014, Jonathan Daniel Betts MBE FSA FBHI

Gallery

Interesting facts

The company's motto, "Tempus Rerum Imperator" ("Time of Emperor/Time is the commander of (all) things") has been adopted by the Google Web Accelerator project. It is shown in the "About Google Web Accelerator" page.

References

↑ Masters since 1631, The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers website, accessed 06/02/2011

External links

The Clockmakers' Company

Livery companies and guilds in the City of London

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