Ottery St Mary astronomical clock

Ottery St Mary Astronomical Clock is a fifteenth-century Astronomical clock in Ottery St Mary in Devon in south-west England.

History and description

The south transept of the church of St Mary in Ottery St Mary houses the Astronomical Clock,[1] one of the oldest surviving mechanical clocks in England. It is commonly attributed to Bishop John de Grandisson, who was Bishop of Exeter (1327–69) and adheres to Ptolemaic cosmology with the Earth at the centre of the solar system.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner, The Buildings of England - Devon (1952; 1989) (rev. Bridget Cherry) ISBN 978-0-300-09596-8
  2. ↑ Whitham, J. A. The Church of St Mary of Ottery in the County of Devon: a short history and guide.