Antiquarian horologist, ex NMM Greenwich, now Wiltshire-based freelance consultant on horological conservation and precision horology.
Joined September 2019
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Our Annual Meeting approaches...
Sat 7 May. In-person (Nat Maritime Museum, G'wich, £25 inc lunch) & online (Zoom, free).
Time Travels! Clock-winders to ocean voyagers, overgrown graveyards to overseas clocktowers, and lots more!
Info and booking here: ahsoc.org/events/annual-meet…
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Blimey... any chance we can challenge "lovingly restored" and "sadly neglected"? I see equal examples of "sadly restored" and "lovingly neglected". Please :=)
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We’re finally open to the general public. It’s so great to see people in our museum and the Science Museum again!
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Anoter exciting meeting coming... @thestoryoftime @Allcollcare @ICONdynamics
'TIME AND OBSERVATORIES' - the theme of our Annual Meeting this year. Registration now open - Saturday 15 May, 10.30-16.30 UK time, on Zoom - free and open to all!
ahsoc.org/events/annual-meet…
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Monday 10th May we hear from #clockmaker #conservator @westdeancollege alumni Dale Sardeson sardesonhorology.com as part of our new free-to-attend open-to-all @Conservators_uk @ICONdynamics short-talks. Sign up here... it's free! All welcome. icon.org.uk/events/dynamic-o…
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Fjodor van den Broek, clockmaker and conservator at Royal Collection Trust @RCT, guest speaker at The Dynamic Workshop. Free-to-attend, open-to-all informal short-talks @HRP_palaces @HRPConservation bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-5…
#buckinghampalace #clock
icon.org.uk/events/dynamic-o…
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#conservation of #dynamicobjects tonight, with the first online #Dynamicworkshop event for our network. Happy to be sold out and see so many people connected! @Conservators_uk @Allcollcare @WorldbyRead @JonathanBetts11 @KeithScobie @conservation_fc
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Delighted @KeithScobie will be giving a ten-minute-talk about the protection of original painted and lacquered finishes found on turret clocks @Conservators_uk @ICONdynamics on-line free-to-attend, open-to-all event. Book now - limited availability
icon.org.uk/events/dynamic-o…
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Honoured to be one of the speakers at this. I shall plug it more next week but there's a clue as to my topic in the photo.
Of interest to @thestoryoftime members? Our new @Conservators_uk @ICONdynamics short talks. Free-to-attend and open-to-all. Fablon to Fab-Clocks. Image @A_Mechanician icon.org.uk/events/dynamic-o… @JonathanBetts11 @KeithScobie @conservation_fc
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We are delighted that @conservation_fc Françoise Collanges will be chairing our @Conservators_uk @ICONdynamics free-to-attend, open-to-all, short talks, plus discussing how #pendule #Clock #Repair led to a #PhD icon.org.uk/events/dynamic-o…
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... and the subject of one of our @Conservators_uk @ICONdynamics short talks icon.org.uk/events/dynamic-o…
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BOOK NOW! This Thursday, at 6.15pm UK time, Sandrine Girardier will give the second 2021 AHS London Lecture - looking at the Jaquet-Droz workshop and its suppliers in the 18th century. Zoom Webinar, free to all, booking link here: ahsoc.org/events/london-lect…
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Not as thrilled as I am. Fame at last! @JonathanBetts11
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We were delighted to share the story of our new headquarters with @JaneAudas! Jane's wonderful article, which she wrote after interviewing our Chair, @nye_james, brings home how much we all love archives - and the stories they can tell 🥰
I wrote about the things the Antiquarian Horological Society @thestoryoftime put on their new @Vitsoe shelves. For the love of archives:
vitsoe.com/gb/voice/loveofar…
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Early-20th-century Brno, 2nd city of the modern Czech Republic, was electrifying. Electric lighting, electric tramways - and electrified time. Find out more in @nye_james's AHS London Lecture! Zoom Webinar, free to all, 14 Jan, 6.15pm UTC. Register here: ahsoc.org/events/london-lect…
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🚨 The December issue of 'Antiquarian Horology' is starting to hit members' doormats! As ever it's packed with superb material. Check out the contents here - with links to TWO free articles available to non-members. Happy reading everyone 🤗📚🕰️⌚️👍
ahsoc.org/publications/the-j…
Jonathan Betts retweeted
How many times have I heard ‘amazing experience’, ‘work with amazing collections in amazing places...’ in lieu of a viable salary. Unless you have a private income etc it doesn’t work. It’s a form of exclusion. Sorry.
Last call for an amazing experience in #horology and #conservation @britishmuseum : bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com… A great opportunity to learn and work on one of the greatest horological collection.
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We're super excited to be launching our online London Lecture Series with the excellent @weyward62 talking about the lives, loves, successes and tragedies of his family's historic horology business. 12 November, 6.15pm UK time, Zoom Webinar, link here: ahsoc.org/events/london-lect…
