East Cowes Castle Clock
making the clock
in its stately home
at the Isle of Wight College
condition and restoration
as a museum exhibit
Carisbrooke Castle Museum

Day and night, this clock ticks away the seconds and strikes the hours in Carisbrooke Castle Museum.

winding the clock in the museum  

Every morning and evening a member of the museum staff winds the two sides of the clock: the side that controls the clock-face, and the side that controls the striking mechanism.

This clock hasn't always been inside Carisbrooke Castle Museum; it has been displaying the time to museum visitors only since 1997. However it's now a museum piece rather than a time-piece. It has had a long and interesting history!

Use the links (left) or at the bottom to find out about the fascinating history of the clock.

making the clock · in its stately home · at the Isle of Wight College · restoring the clock · as a museum exhibit