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in the late 16th century. The Earth is represented by a blue-green sphere positioned in the centre of the clock face. The Sun rotates in the outer blue ring and points to the hour of day. The gold/black orb in the inner starred ring represents the Moon, and shows the lunar phases. At
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which adorn the case were transplanted from the original organ case during church renovations undertaken in the Victorian era. In 1979 restorations were carried out upon the clock which reproduced the simple designs discovered under the ancient layers of paint.
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The casing on the wall contains cogs which move the Sun and Moon models around the face of the clock. The movement is in the belfry. On the outside north wall of the minster is a full-size
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Astronomical Clock, with a blue-green image of the Earth at centre, and the Sun rotating in the outer lighter-blue ring, and the Moon in the inner starred ring
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The clock dates back to the early fourteenth century, possibly around 1320. It is suggested that it was built by Peter Lightfoot, a
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In 1593, the clock was removed from the central tower, and moved to its current location in the minster's west tower. The clock's
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History of Wimborne Minster: The Collegiate Church of Saint Cuthberga and King's Free Chapel at Wimborne
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it is black. For intermediate phases it is partially black and gold in proportion to the phase.
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was replaced in 1695 and the present works were installed in 1792. The gilded angels and
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Early Modern English Lives: Autobiography and Self-Representation 1500-1660
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Bedford, Ronald; Davis, Lloyd; Kelly, Philippa (2007-01-01).
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14th century astronomical clock in Wimborne Minster, England
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Wimborne Minster website, with details of opening times
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Wimborne Minster Astronomical Clock

Wimborne Minster
astronomical clock
Wimborne Minster
Dorset

Quarterjack
Glastonbury
Elizabethan era
mechanism
cherubim
geocentric model
heliocentrism
full moon
new moon
Grenadier
Quarterjack
Napoleonic Wars
A photograph of the clock as it appeared in 1886
Wimborne Minster website, with details of opening times
Early Modern English Lives: Autobiography and Self-Representation 1500-1660
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978-0754652953





History of Wimborne Minster: The Collegiate Church of Saint Cuthberga and King's Free Chapel at Wimborne

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