Castlegate Clocks

29/08/2025

Equation long case clock. Centre hand =1 year. Top dial is seconds.left dials for equation.

19/05/2025

Still at it!
Four years after leaving our shop in Grantham I have resurrected a clock that hung in the shops entrance. The dial known as a "Franklin dial" has a four hour cycle and a single hand.
It now adorns my workshop door at the bottom of our garden.

06/04/2022

Video of George Philcox patent lever escapement

06/04/2022

An interesting timepiece by George Philcox. C1850. He spent his career trying to improve the English lever escapement and took out innumerable patents. This is an example of one such patent.
At first glance the escape wheel appears to have bent teeth, but, on closer inspection and after a clean the teeth are of a club design.
See a video on the next post.

11/03/2022

OUR SHOP IS NOW CLOSED AND THE WORKSHOP HAS MOVED. PHONE 07412184011 or 01476578587 for our clock repair services.

23/02/2022

Drilling a worn pivot on a centre arbor of a C1800 longcase movement.
Using a trusted and modified Unimat
Lathe. I have modified this machine to be able to adjust the tailstock on centre precisely.
The pivot is shown replaced in the previous post.

23/02/2022

Lovely well worn pivot on an eight day longcase movement C1800. Drilled out and replaced. See next post for video of drilling.

24/12/2021

And Santas not-so-little Elf works till the very last,just like every year.

15/11/2021

CALLING TIME. IMPORTANT NOTICE.

After the Covid lockdown we opened our shop again last April. It has since been a struggle to maintain the shop and carry out restorations and repairs. It is with some regret that I have made the decision to close the shop premises in order to concentrate on those all important repairs, servicing and restorations.
My workshop remains operational although in another premises and I will still take in your cherished clockwork. My website remains as do my contact telephone numbers and email.
I have had a fabulous time in the shop and met many lovely people and I thank all my clients for their support over the years.

28/05/2021

28/05/2021