Clockmaker William Barnish. Need Info.
Scott Haymaker
Greetings all, I am somewhat new to all of this but I have been
endeavoring to find any and all information on the English clockmaker
by the name of William Barnish who made clocks in the 1700's. My
father has a grandfather clock made by him and it's believed the clock
was originally made for a monestary. Nevertheless, I told my father I
would try to do some research and get some information.
Any help or info on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Take care all.
Scott Haymaker
sa...@mindspring.com
John Warbey
Very informative!
Also 'Barnish, Jno. A well-known maker of Toad Lane, Rochdale, who probably
succeeded Wm, is traced to 1816.'
Regards
John Warbey
Scott Haymaker
John, many thanks for the information, any and all info I can get it
truly appreciated. What surprises me about this clock is its age yet
I saw a clock that was nearly identical in the movie, "Eve of
Destruction." A sort of b-rated sci-fi movie with Gregory Hines. There
is a scene at the woman scientist's home and they do a couple of
passes on a clock that looks almost identical to the one my father
owns.
I just wish I could find more pictures. Do any of these books show
pictures of the various clocks made by clockmakers such as Barnish?
Oh well. Thanks again for the info John as I really appreciate it.
Scott Haymaker
sa...@mindspring.com
John Warbey
I looked in the catalogue of Gloucester Library. I don't know if this book
has the information you need but it might be worth a look. Unfortunately the
ISBN number is not given. Loomes is a highly respected author in this field,
and has written extensively on regional longcase clocks. They're not a
particular interest of mine, so I don't have any other information myself.
If you do decide to try to get the book, but have no luck, please let me
know and I'll try to find a copy in a library nearer my home.
Loomes, Brian. - Lancashire clocks and clockmakers. Published by David
and Charles, 1975.
Hope this is of help.
Regards
John
Joeydeluxe
Pennsylvania in the United States
and Stacy Wood's fine book is
about Pennsylvania clocks.
William Barnish of Rochdale is
an English clockmaker. Most of
my books are packed away right
now as I'm in the process of moving,
however many of the books by
the author Brian Loomes of
Pately Bridge in Yorkshire England
would be the ones that would have
some info on this maker. Another
good source for info would be
the library of the National Association of Clock and Watch
Collectors in Columbia Pennsylvania who have nearly
every book (including foreign)
on the subject of horology.
John Warbey
Ignore my last posting re 'Lancaster County'. It has just been pointed out
to me by e-mail that Lancaster County is in Pennsylvania!
Regards
John
Scott Haymaker
No problem John, the other book sounds like a winner. As does all of
the info I have been getting here. This is so cool. It's a great
jumping off point for my research. I can only hope to find more
information. I will post whatever I can find concerning William
Barnish.
John Warbey
Regards
John
heatherf...@googlemail.com
> Greetings all, I am somewhat new to all of this but I have been
> endeavoring to find any and all information on the English clockmaker
> by the name of William Barnish who made clocks in the 1700's. My
> father has a grandfather clock made by him and it's believed the clock
> was originally made for a monestary. Nevertheless, I told my father I
> would try to do some research and get some information.
>
> Any help or info on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
>
Regards
heatherf...@googlemail.com