Cumbria Clock Company Ltd

Cumbria Clock Company Ltd Stoneraise Workshops, Salkeld Road, Penrith, Cumbria.

CA11 9NF
Tel: 017684 86933

The Cumbria Clock Company Ltd specialises in all aspects of work associated with church and public clocks, as well as domestic clocks The Cumbria Clock Company Ltd, which was established in 1990 and is situated in the small village of Dacre in the Lake District National Park. From these workshops the Company has undertaken several repairs and restorations to some of the

most prestigious church clocks, as well as many others in towns and villages throughout the United Kingdom. The Company are responsible for the maintenance of the country’s oldest clock at Salisbury Cathedral, have undertaken the repairs and automatic winding of what is considered the most important astronomical clock at Hampton Court Palace, as well as major restorations at Canterbury, Durham, Hereford, Gloucester, Worcester and Manchester Cathedrals. In 2007 the Company manufactured and installed a temporary drive unit to the Westminster Clock better known as Big Ben whilst the restoration work to the mechanical clock movement was being undertaken, thus ensuring the Worlds most famous clock still indicated the correct time. In 2010, we were commissioned to undertake a comprehensive overhaul of the clock movements of the Royal Liver Building Clock in Liverpool, which drive the countries largest dials, being 25ft (7.62 metres) in diameter. In 2012, we manufactured and installed the world’s largest internal bell hammer, which struck the Olympic Bell and started the London 2012 Games. The Cumbria Clock Company prides itself on it’s the quality of its work, its ability to deliver a reliable service, and in bring projects to a successful conclusion.

This is my good friend Bertie McClure from Ireland undertaking a dial restoration of a church in Shrinone .I’m not sugge...
31/05/2026

This is my good friend Bertie McClure from Ireland undertaking a dial restoration of a church in Shrinone .
I’m not suggesting we go about this work in this way in this day and age, but Bertie tells me the platform that he is standing on and which he made is still up the tower should you need to use it!!

30/05/2026

The wonderful animation of the ancient clock in Scarperia, Italy.. a very interesting clock indeed!

Don’t you just love the workmanship of Whitehurst? More as this goes through the workshops.
28/05/2026

Don’t you just love the workmanship of Whitehurst? More as this goes through the workshops.

23/05/2026

Not quite a pinwheel escapement! From the astronomical clock in Arezzo, Italy

The AHS Lakes and Borders Section is up and running now and from now on the meetings will be held at the new Cumbria Clo...
16/05/2026

The AHS Lakes and Borders Section is up and running now and from now on the meetings will be held at the new Cumbria Clock Company workshops.
Our next event will be on the 13th June when Bob Frishman from the USA will be giving his lecture
‘AMERICAN SUPERIORITY’ AT THE 1851 GREAT EXHIBITION: THE 2025 DINGWALL BELOE
LECTURE REVISITED.
It’s a free event and you will also be able to have a tour around the new workshops, but please use the link in the bio to book so we have an idea of numbers

The AHS Lakes and Borders Section is up and running now and from now on the meetings will be held at the new Cumbria Clo...
16/05/2026

The AHS Lakes and Borders Section is up and running now and from now on the meetings will be held at the new Cumbria Clock Company workshops.
Our next event will be on the 13th June when Bob Frishman from the USA will be giving his lecture
'AMERICAN SUPERIORITY' AT THE 1851 GREAT EXHIBITION: THE 2025 DINGWALL BELOE
LECTURE REVISITED.
It's a free event and you will also be able to have a tour around the new workshops, but please use the link below to book so we have an idea of numbers..

AHS Lakes and borders - Robert Frishman lecture and workshop tour – The Cumbria Clock Company, Sat 13 Jun 2026 - PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS A FREE EVENT, BUT PLEASE BOOK YOUR SPACE TO GIVE US AN IDEA OF NUMBERS. Workshop address - Cumbria Clock Co, Salkeld Road, Penrith CA11 9NF Please give me a call on...

12/05/2026

Slowly the clocks are coming out of storage… I haven’t seen some of them for a very long time!!!!

Heavy lifting made easy with the help of  under the guidance of         heavyplant
01/05/2026

Heavy lifting made easy with the help of under the guidance of heavyplant

We are very lucky to have this very talented young person Maisy   as part of the team here at the
01/05/2026

We are very lucky to have this very talented young person Maisy as part of the team here at the

It’s been a busy day starting to move the machines out of the old workshops into the new… excellent work.. all the exper...
29/04/2026

It’s been a busy day starting to move the machines out of the old workshops into the new… excellent work.. all the experience moving turret clocks and bells comes in handy!!

Address

Stoneraise Workshops
Dacre
CA119NF

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Cumbria Clock Company Ltd posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Share