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Antiquarian Horological Society
- Promotes the study of clocks and watches, and other 20th-century mechanisms. Provides historical information about the organization and details of its journal.
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British Horological Institute
- Formed in 1858 to promote horology, and provide education, standards and support to its members.
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British School of Watchmaking
- Offers a WOSTEP 3200 hour watchmaking course to gain an recognised level of competence. Details of the 2000 sq ft of workshops and departments and how to apply.
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The British Sundial Society
- Aims to educate the public on gnomonics and to catalogue and advise on the restoration of sundials in the British Isles and to research their history. Includes image galleries, journals and membership information.
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British Watch and Clock Makers' Guild
- Features information on the history and membership of this guild.
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Coventry Watch Museum Project
- Seeks to raise awareness of the importance of watches and clock making to Coventry's history.
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Dating Painted Dial Grandfather Clocks
- Offers details of how to date a grandfather clock by the styling of the face numbers and lettering.
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Derbyshire Sundials
- Provides information on and a photographic record of sundials which can found in public places in Derbyshire.
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Epping Forest Horology Club
- West Essex group of enthusiasts that hold regular workshops and approved by The British Horological Institute as an exam centre.
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Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
- An overview of Greenwich, the place from where all time zones are measured. Includes world time checkers and offers facts about GMT.
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Horology Courses
- Details of horology courses held at Birmingham University.
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Lincs BHI
- News, events, activities and general information from the Lincolnshire Branch of the British Horological Institute.
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Mike Shaw's Sundial Page
- Provides a buyer's guide for anyone interested in purchasing a sundial, plus an explanation of different types. Also describes how to make your own sundial, and shows photographs of some of the author's favourites.
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Royal Observatory Greenwich: Time Fact Files
- Includes features and articles about time, the prime meridian and the history of time measurement, plus photographs of the Royal Observatory's collection of time pieces. Also contains a time FAQ and article about one hundred years of British Summer Time.
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Stopped Clocks
- Collaborative project which seeks to find, photograph and ultimately have fixed all of the stopped clocks in UK public places.
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Sundials of Scotland
- Aiming to document, with photographs, sundials the author has located across Scotland.
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Sundials on the Internet
- Provides links to assorted sundial related sites, plus detailed, illustrated Sundial Trails around cities and counties in the UK.
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Teaching Time
- Helps teachers to teach children how to tell the time and transfer between analogue and digital displays.
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UK Bank Holidays
- List dates of Bank holidays in the UK.
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