Thomas Tompion
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Thomas Tompion was an English clockmaker, watchmaker and mechanician who is still regarded to this day as the "Father of English Clockmaking". Tompion's work includes some of the most historic and imp
Engraving of Thomas Tompion by John Smith, after a portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller
Plaque in Fleet Street, London, commemorating Thomas Tompion and George Graham
Sundial made by Thomas Tompion at Hampton Court Palace, c. 1680
Ornate clock (known as the 'Mostyn Tompion') made by Thomas Tompion in the British Museum, 1690 AD
Clockwise (film)
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Clockwise is a 1986 British comedy road film starring John Cleese, directed by Christopher Morahan, written by Michael Frayn and produced by Michael Codron. The film's music was composed by George Fen
Thomas Tompion
…In Elizabeth Goudge's 1960 novel The Dean's Watch, Thomas Tompion is remembered reverently by the clockmaker Isaac Peabody. In the 1986 film Clockwise, the school of which John Cleese's character is headmaster was named for Thomas Tompion, appropriate given the headmaster's attention to punctuality…
theatrical release poster by Tom Jung
University of Birmingham Guild of Students, where the final scenes were held, filmed on 20 June 1985