The Clockmakers of Llanrwst: pre-industrial clockmaking in a Welsh market town
ISBN 1-872424-99-6
In horological circles, the small market town of Llanrwst in north Wales is renowned as the home of the Owen family, probably the most prolific family of clockmakers who ever worked in the principality. The Clockmakers of Llanrwst provides details on all the members of the Owen dynasty as well as every other clock and watch maker that has been found to have worked in the Llanrwst area. The authors' findings will be of great value to horologists, local historians, social historians and all those families that are fortunate enough to own an Owen clock. This book will undoubtedly become a standard reference work on Welsh eighteenth century longcase clocks.
'This constitutes an original contribution to Welsh artefactual studies as well as horological scholarship. I am sure that it will be well received by antiquarian horologists, by the people of Wales, by persons with special interests in the craft traditions of Wales and by many others.' [Dr W. T. Pryce]
280pp, 175 x 250mm, softback, illustrated
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