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The clock-room is behind the dial on the north wall of the transept, and still houses the clock mechanism. Access is via a doorway visible in the stone wall directly beneath the clock. Legend suggests that the round hole cut in the bottom of the door was for the cathedral cat to gain entry to keep
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Early mechanism for the astronomical clock which was removed in 1885, but restored by John James Hall in its current position on the floor of the north transept in 1910.
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A small bell located behind the clock dial chimes the quarter-hours. On the hour, this is followed by the striking of the Peter Bell in the tower above.
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which represents the Sun, and which orbits the dial once every 24 hours. This indicates the hour of the day, counted from I to XII in
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on the inner numbered ring. The half-black, half-silver Moon inside the lunar month ring rotates on its axis to show the correct
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in first the right and then the left hemispheres of the clockface. This is an example of a
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the clock clear of mice and rats. The modern clock mechanism was installed in 1885 by
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In 1759 the smaller upper dial was added, with a single hand to indicate the minutes.
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The Unofficial Guide to England. Stephen Brewer. John Wiley & Sons. 2007
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The outermost numbered circle of the main dial is decorated with a
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15th century astronomical clock in Exeter Cathedral, England
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The clock is reputed to be the source of the nursery rhyme
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Exeter Cathedral Astronomical Clock


astronomical clock
Exeter Cathedral
lunar month
phase of the moon
Gillett & Bland
fleur-de-lis
Roman numerals
24-hour analog dial
lunar month
phase of the moon
Gillett & Bland
John James Hall
FRAS
Hickory Dickory Dock



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