Verger Peter Wheatcroft adjusts Englands oldest working clock built before 1386 and kept in Salisbury Cathedral

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Verger Peter Wheatcroft adjusts Englands oldest working clock a clockwork cogwheel and gear mechanism built before 1386 in Salisbury Cathedral Wiltshire The 14th century medieval machine with no face or hands operates with ropes and weights contolling a verge and foliot escapement motion signaling the time only by striking the hours Passing from 1999 into the year 2000 will not affect the 600 year old timepiece said to be more accurate than todays watches

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Size: 3539px × 2419px
Location: Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury Wiltshire England UK Britain
Photo credit: © Roger Bamber / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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