Christopher Pinchbeck, clock maker, 1670 - 1732.
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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Pinchbeck at St John's
Clock maker. Invented the alloy of copper and zinc which closely resembles g...
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Pinchbeck at St John's
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