Most of us when we hear the name Evans of Birmingham think of the skeleton clocks ie. the Scott Memorial and the Detent escapement clock, made by William Frederick Evans. But in the book \u201cThe Industries of Birmingham\u201d it has a whole page devoted to the Soho Clock Factory owned by Evans and son. It reports that every description of clock is manufactured here, \u201cthe lathes and wheel cutting machines driven by steam power\u201d. Few of us have seen the turret clocks manufactured by this important 19th century clock making business.<\/p>\n
Steve Dutfield longed to work in horology from around the age of 3 and joined the Antiquarian Horology Society in 1977 at the age of 11. He was the youngest member of the turret clock group, becoming their secretary. His working life started in the music business in the late 80s, and he moved into broadcasting starting in commercial radio in his native South Wales, working 22 years in television presentation for BBC Wales finishing up as a senior announcer\/director and leaving in March of 2021. In his mid-50s, determined to add some substance to his lifelong hobby, he now works as a field service engineer for the Cumbria Clock Company, and likes to say it took me 40 years to get the job I wanted to do when I left school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Stephen Dutfield Evans of Birmingham Turret Clocks Most of us when we hear the name Evans of Birmingham think of the skeleton clocks ie. the Scott Memorial and the Detent … <\/p>\n