Thomas Tompion, called the finest English clockmaker of all time, is buried in the centre part of the nave of Westminster Abbey. The inscription on his stone (which has been re-cut) reads: Here lies ...

The magnificent equation clock by Thomas Tompion which stands in the Pump Room is probably the best known of all the works of this master horologist, for almost all visitors to the city make a ...

1679) and his wife Isobel. He was probably born in 1673 near Carlisle. George was apprenticed as a clockmaker in London and later joined Thomas Tompion's workshop. He married Tompion's niece Elizabeth ...

This clock represents the pinnacle of achievement in horology for the late 17C. How Thomas Tompion who made it acquired his outstanding scientific and technical skills is not known. The 'face' has ...