Memorial

Tompion at St John's 8 Clockmakers' plaques

Plaque: Tompion at St John's

Thomas Tompion, clock maker, 1639 - 1713.

Site: 8 Clockmakers' plaques (8 memorials)

EC1, St John's Lane, 33, Watchmaker Court

The plaques read left to right chronological by birth date.

This modern building sports a clock (of course) with Roman numeral hours and, on the side, "XXXIII" or 33, the street number.

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Subjects commemorated

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Thomas Tompion

F.R.S. "the father of English clockmaking". Buried in Westminster Abbey.

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Also at this site

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45614

Dan Parkes at St John's

Dan Parkes, clock maker, 1946 - 1989.

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45612

Edward Massey at St John's

Edward Massey, clock maker, 1772 - 1852

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45610

James Upjohn at St John's

James Upjohn, clock maker, 1765 - 1794.

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45611

John Cranfield at St John's

John Cranfield, clock maker, 1770 - 1790.

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45613

John Moor at St John's

John Moor, clock maker, 1801 - 1875.

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