Joyce Whitchurch Wall Clock

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Trevanion dean auction galleries are located within the red brick clock factory built in 1904 by joyce clocks of whitchurch to construct their famous tower clocks. He was a clockmaker a profession that had passed down to him from his father. While doing so we became fascinated by the clocks produced by jb joyce co ltd in nearby whitchurch shropshire. The family business was handed down from father to son and in 1790 moved to high street whitchurch shropshire.

In 1849 the company copied the big ben escapement designed by lord grimthorpe. William joyce began making long case clocks in the north shropshire village of cockshutt. Joyce who established in the town in 1790 and are still producing tower clocks today. Joyce moved to station road whitchurch.

William joyce began in the north shropshire village of cockshutt making longcase clocks. History of the joyce family of clockmakers based at wrexham cockshutt and whitchurch including some examples of non turret clocks they made. In 1834 thomas joyce made large clocks for local churches and public buildings. The family business was handed down from father to son and in 1790 moved to high street whitchurch shropshire.

The family business was handed down from father to son and in 1790 moved to high street whitchurch shropshire. The main exhibition hall in the whitchurch heritage centre heralds the work of whitchurch firm j b. Following much research into archives and clocks located all over the country we wrote joyce of whitchurch clockmakers 1690 1965. Thomas joyce 1793 1861 thomas was born about 1793 the son of james joyce and sarah barnett at whitchurch shropshire.

The family business was handed down from father to son and in 1790 moved to high street whitchurch shropshire. Fine quality george iii grandfather clock in oak having painted dial with roman and arabic numerals floral spandrels and moon phase subsidiary dial to centre and 8 day movement striking on the bell signed by james joyce whitchurch all in elegant hood with swan neck pediment with brass finials and flower gilt carvings flanked by reeded columns with brass capitals the. William joyce began making long case clocks in the north shropshire village of cockshutt. The elegant facade with its original clock is known to everyone locally and to historians clock connoisseurs and enthusiasts the world over.

A chronology of joyce turret clocks tracing the development in turret clock design. He married charlotte jones. A year in the life 1957 from the company day book.