Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

DavebytheSea wrote:

Vonny wrote:

huntertitus wrote:Crikey! I was best man at a wedding at Abbotsbury

Was that recently? I grew up a mile or so from Abbotsbury & live close now so I know a lot of people there.

Burton Bradstock is close - the clock in the church is the old CH clock from London. It was bought to celebrate Quenn Victoria's jubilee in 1901 (or some such). There is a plaque about it in the church. When I camped there as a 7 yearr old, I was told that the clock occasionally tolled the rising bell and other odd chimings!

I wrote an article for a copy of the CHOGA magazine back in the early 80's about this. My paternal relatives come from Burton Bradstock (think they made up half the village in the 1800's) and my grandmother, auntie and many other relatives are buried in the graveyard of the church with the CH clock.

DavebytheSea wrote:

Vonny wrote:

huntertitus wrote:Crikey! I was best man at a wedding at Abbotsbury

Was that recently? I grew up a mile or so from Abbotsbury & live close now so I know a lot of people there.

Burton Bradstock is close - the clock in the church is the old CH clock from London. It was bought to celebrate Quenn Victoria's jubilee in 1901 (or some such). There is a plaque about it in the church. When I camped there as a 7 yearr old, I was told that the clock occasionally tolled the rising bell and other odd chimings!

Tell me more!

My family have been a-beaching at Burton Bradders as we call it for years and years - had no idea about a CH clock there - where is it?

We are going there in about 2 weeks - I want to see this thing!

huntertitus wrote:

DavebytheSea wrote:

Vonny wrote: Was that recently? I grew up a mile or so from Abbotsbury & live close now so I know a lot of people there.

Burton Bradstock is close - the clock in the church is the old CH clock from London. It was bought to celebrate Quenn Victoria's jubilee in 1901 (or some such). There is a plaque about it in the church. When I camped there as a 7 yearr old, I was told that the clock occasionally tolled the rising bell and other odd chimings!

Tell me more!



We are going there in about 2 weeks - I want to see this thing!

"The tower clock, dating from 1788, was made by Thwaites of London and came from Christ's Hospital when the school moved from London to Horsham in 1902. The clock was purchased by the rector of Burton Bradstock with the thought that it would be a fitting memorial to the late Queen, his outlay of £70 for transport and installation being subsequently reimbursed by subscription, the proceeds of fund raising events, and the sale of the original bell on which the hours had been struck for over 100 years"

Vonny wrote:

huntertitus wrote: p.s. check out my website


http://www.robinft.co.uk

Just have - you've got some gorgeous pictures there.

You are kind

You have perfect taste

I adore you

etc etc etc

huntertitus wrote:

Vonny wrote:

huntertitus wrote: p.s. check out my website


http://www.robinft.co.uk

Just have - you've got some gorgeous pictures there.

You are kind

You have perfect taste

I adore you

etc etc etc

huntertitus wrote:We are going there in about 2 weeks - I want to see this thing!

Where are you staying?

Vonny wrote:

huntertitus wrote:

DavebytheSea wrote: Burton Bradstock is close - the clock in the church is the old CH clock from London. It was bought to celebrate Quenn Victoria's jubilee in 1901 (or some such). There is a plaque about it in the church. When I camped there as a 7 yearr old, I was told that the clock occasionally tolled the rising bell and other odd chimings!

Tell me more!



We are going there in about 2 weeks - I want to see this thing!

"The tower clock, dating from 1788, was made by Thwaites of London and came from Christ's Hospital when the school moved from London to Horsham in 1902. The clock was purchased by the rector of Burton Bradstock with the thought that it would be a fitting memorial to the late Queen, his outlay of £70 for transport and installation being subsequently reimbursed by subscription, the proceeds of fund raising events, and the sale of the original bell on which the hours had been struck for over 100 years"

I will look for the church

I will attempt to find a vicar

And if poss I will photograph clock for all and sundry on the forum

What, exactly, is a sundry?

at a farm near hawkchurch

about 5 miles from axminster

the farm is very dirty with cow sh1t and animals and children and old ladies smoking rollupa and drinking gin and all pick goose berries and blackberries and all is muddy dusty and romantic

You can see the clock here http://www.burtonbradstock.org.uk/Histo ... htm#17cent

not a brilliant picture though!

huntertitus wrote:at a farm near hawkchurch

about 5 miles from axminster

the farm is very dirty with cow sh1t and animals and children and old ladies smoking rollupa and drinking gin and all pick goose berries and blackberries and all is muddy dusty and romantic

Sounds lovely The other side of Burton Bradstock to me though.

are you over towards Poole?

huntertitus wrote:are you over towards Poole?

I am around 32ish miles from Poole - am actually on the west of Weymouth so about 14.26 miles from Burton Bradstock

I last visited BB on the way back from CH quite recently - the vicar was in the church and amazed that I should know about the clock. He showed us the plaque and said that it used to be polished, but that no one had expressed any interest in it for years.

I am definately going to see it this year, then, perhaps armed with a bit of polish!

huntertitus wrote:I am definately going to see it this year, then, perhaps armed with a bit of polish!

Did you see it then? And more to the point, did you use your polish?