UK Parliament clockmakers

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group of horologists occupation

UK Parliament clockmakers are the specialist horologists responsible for maintaining and servicing the historic clock mechanisms and bells of the Palace of Westminster, including Big Ben.

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Surface form	Occurrences
gravity escapement for the Westminster clock (Big Ben)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	group of horologists ⓘ occupation ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
employer	Houses of Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ UK Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ
employsSkill	conservation best practice ⓘ fine mechanical adjustment ⓘ mechanical engineering knowledge ⓘ metalworking skills ⓘ safety at height ⓘ understanding of historic clock design ⓘ
field	bell maintenance ⓘ clock maintenance ⓘ horology ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	requirement for high reliability and precision in timekeeping ⓘ responsibility for nationally significant heritage assets ⓘ specialist knowledge of the Great Clock of Westminster ⓘ
hasDuty	adjustment of pendulums and escapements ⓘ conservation of historic clock components ⓘ coordination of works during major refurbishments ⓘ documentation of maintenance work ⓘ emergency repairs to clock mechanisms ⓘ inspection of bells and striking mechanisms ⓘ planning of long-term conservation projects ⓘ routine servicing of clock mechanisms ⓘ
locatedIn	Elizabeth Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ other areas of the Palace of Westminster ⓘ
notableWork	ensuring accurate public time display on the Elizabeth Tower dials ⓘ maintenance of the Westminster quarter chimes ⓘ maintenance of the hourly strike of Big Ben ⓘ participation in major overhauls of the Great Clock ⓘ
partOf	Parliamentary Maintenance Services Team NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibleFor	maintenance of Big Ben ⓘ maintenance of internal clocks in the Palace of Westminster ⓘ maintenance of the Elizabeth Tower clock mechanism ⓘ maintenance of the Great Clock of Westminster ⓘ maintenance of the Westminster chimes mechanism ⓘ maintenance of tower clocks in the Palace of Westminster ⓘ regulation of the Great Clock timekeeping ⓘ
uses	precision measuring instruments ⓘ specialist lifting and access equipment ⓘ traditional horological tools ⓘ
workLocation	Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ
worksWith	bell hangers ⓘ conservation specialists ⓘ electrical engineers ⓘ health and safety officers ⓘ structural engineers ⓘ

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Great Bell → maintenanceBy → UK Parliament clockmakers ⓘ

Edmund Beckett Denison → notableWork → UK Parliament clockmakers ⓘ

this entity surface form: gravity escapement for the Westminster clock (Big Ben)