14th century Wimborne Minster astronomical clock (oryall) situated in Wimborne Minster in Dorset, and believed to be "one of the most ancient working clocks in Europe. Said to have been constructed by a Glastonbury monk, Peter Lightfoot. The original figure of a monk used as a quarter jack has been replaced with that of a grenadier

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