Supporting Documentation Ashton Hayes St John – Clock autowind

Note to parish

This bundle includes all the supporting documentation to your faculty application as required

under Rule 5.5 of the Faculty Jurisdiction (Amendment) Rules 2019.

List of documentation

Item Description Page

Overview

1 Schedule of Works or Proposals from the Petition for Faculty logged 11 May 2021 2

2 Statement of Significance uploaded 14 May 2021 3

3 Statement of Needs uploaded 14 May 2021 11

Proposals

4 Specification and Quotation of The Cumbria Clock Company dated 22 February

2021 uploaded 11 May 2021

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5 Brochures of The Cumbria Clock Company for Automatic Winding Units and for

Clock Regulation and Time Change System uploaded 11 May 2021

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6 Photographs uploaded 13 May 2021 20

Correspondence

7 Correspondence between DAC office, parish and others dating from 18 January

2021 to 27 May 2021

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Caroline Hilton, DAC Secretary 14 July 2021

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We petition the Court for a faculty to authorise the following-

Please describe the works or other proposals for which a faculty is sought in the way recommended by the Diocesan Advisory Committee in its Notification of Advice.

SCHEDULE OF WORKS OR PROPOSALS

Installation of automatic winding and time keeping mechanisms to the church clock.

Copies of the Standard Information Form and any drawings, plans, specifications, photographs or other documents showing the proposals must be provided with this petition.

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STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCEMay 2021

Church of St. John the Evangelist, Ashton Hayes

Parish: Ashton Hayes, Mouldsworth and Horton-cum-Peel formed in 1849 from the parish of Tarvin

Dedication: St. John the Evangelist

Benefice: Keble College, Oxford

Diocese: Chester

Address: Church Road, Ashton Hayes, Chester CH3 3AB

Website: www.ashtonhayes.church

Grid ref.: SJ 507698

Local Planning Authority: Cheshire West and Chester (CWAC)

County: Cheshire

Statutory listing: Grade 2 since 1985

The church is in a Conservation area and has tree preservation orders

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Part 1: The church in its rural environment

1.1 Setting of the church

St John’s church is situated on the edge of the village of Ashton Hayes. Mouldsworth is to the north along the B5393 and the area of Horton-cum-Peel is to the west of the village. Evidence of a settlement by Pentre Brook in Ashton dates back to Roman times when Watling Street passed close by the village. In the Doomsday Book of 1086 Ashton was then known as Estone. It is surrounded by farming land and is in within 2 miles of Delamere Forest which is a very popular spot for recreation for locals and visitors.

The spire, which is a local landmark, is visible for several miles and the view of this is valued by the congregation and is appreciated by local people and visitors alike.

There are mature trees on the east side of the church next to the road and to the south by the car park. There is also an old yew tree near the main entrance and a variety of trees and shrubs in the churchyard.The churchyard contains about 1600 burials and has been extended on two occasions, most recently in 2012. The small field beyond the churchyard belongs to the church and has been consecrated so there is plenty of room for burials for many years to come. The churchyard is bordered on the east side by the B5393 and there is a public footpath going along the side of the church into an adjacent field. This path is used by locals and ramblers and is part if the old Baker Way from Chester to Delamere Forest. There are attractive views of the surrounding countryside from the churchyard.

There are two adjacent buildings which were built at the same time as the church – the former vicarage and the old school, now the Village Hall. Both are in a complementary style with similar materials. The former W.I. Hall next to the church car park which was built in 1926 is a wooden building which is now owned by the Plymouth Brethren. The church car park on the south side of the church was made in 1964 from part of the school garden. The remaining part of this garden is adjacent to the old vicarage and belonged to the church and was sold to the new owners. The parish war memorial is situated at the end of the car park facing the road on land belonging to the church. It was moved there in 1964 from a site opposite the Golden Lion public house in 1964.

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1.2 The living churchyard

The trees in the churchyard are within the conservation area and permission has to be sought for their removal. It has been necessary in the past few years to cut down two diseased horse chestnuts which were next to the road and in a dangerous state and a flowering cherry in the churchyard which had partly fallen down. It is likely that we will be obliged to remove more trees as they become a danger to road users or to the safety of visitors to the church and churchyard. In 1972, 274 square yards of the churchyard were given up to allow Cheshire County Council to widen the road and remove overhanging trees. This involved exhuming 58 bodies from 14 graves and reinterring them in a communal graveThere are no rare trees in the churchyard and the area is under grass which is cut regularly. The field is occasionally grazed by a few sheep and there are hedges bordering the land. However it is a good

habitat for fauna and flora.

1.3 Social History

This is a rural parish of three distinct parts with a population of about 1350. The largest settlement is

clustered around Ashton Hayes. in the early sixties two separate housing developments increased the

number of houses in Ashton and many of the families who moved into the village at that time still live

here. It has a thriving community shop and post office, a playing field and play area with a pavilion and

a local pub (closed at present). The civil parish covers an area which extends towards the hamlet of

Woodside near to Delamere Forest and contains a number of farms. Mouldsworth is an area of

scattered housing and farms with no distinct centre. The local railway station with links to Chester and

Manchester and Catholic Church are both in the village. Horton-cum-Peel contains both Horton Hall

and Peel Hall, two farms and a few houses. Most houses in the parish are owner occupied although

there are still a few of the original council houses which have not been bought by their tenants and

there is some housing for elderly residents. There is a higher than average number of professional

people many of whom are now retired. Farming was the predominant occupation for thousands of

years but today only a small proportion of the population relies on farming for the livelihood. However

agriculture still plays an important part in the life of the parishes. Many of the working population travel

out of the village to Chester, Ellesmere Port, Liverpool, Manchester and other destinations There is a

core of residents who have lived in the area all their lives but most have come from all parts of the UK

and beyond. The owners of the Ashton Hayes estate were the patrons of the living until 1938, when it

was changed to Keble College, Oxford.

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The village of Ashton Hayes is aiming to become Carbon Neutral and there have been numerous surveys and initiatitives to reduce the carbon footprint. The project has received a number of grants and money is still available for this purpose. It is the wish of the PCC to be fully involved in this process.

From 1923 the estate was owned by the Johnson family and Mrs. Violet Johnson was responsible for

significant changes to the building – not always with the agreement of the PCC or the incumbent. The

Lady Chapel and the painting of the roof and angels in the chancel were dedicated to the memory of

her husband Ernest.

Originally the church was a focus for the local community but in recent times changing life styles and priorities have reduced the number of regular worshippers. However the existence of the church is still considered to be important and there are large congregations for funerals, weddings, christening and special services. Appeals for money to maintain the fabric of the building have met with a generous response from the whole parish. Many bereaved families of all faiths want their loved ones buried or their ashes interred in the churchyard. This includes people who have lived in the parish for many yearsbut have moved away. The churchyard receives a lot of visitors during the year, many families visitingthe churchyard to lay a wreath on a grave at Christmas.

1.4: The church building in general

The church and the adjacent buildings were given to the parish in 1848 by William Atkinson, the owner of the Ashton Hayes estate. Before that time the people of Ashton had to walk to Tarvin to attend church. St Johns was built on a plot of land known as “Little Poll Ridding” at a cost of £3000. Designedand supervised by E. H. Shellard, the building is constructed in the perpendicular style of Gothic architecture from ashlar buff sandstone quarried locally at Manley and roofed with Lakeland green slate. The external appearance remains largely unchanged except for the addition of a chapel on the north east corner and a vestry on the south side. Originally there was a gallery under the tower where the choir sat with a vestry underneath. At the beginning there were more pews than today with seating for 280. The prominent pews were rented out for 2/- yearly but the minister had free use of the front right pew and had a pew desk where the lectern now stands. The chancel contained two pews for the use of the patron with a door on the south side. These are almost certainly the decorative pews with carved poppy heads which are now situated at the back of the church. The font was situated by the main door. Originally there was a barrel organ but later an organ was donated and put in the site of the present baptistry.

The church bell, made in 1848 by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, London, weighs 9 ¼ hundredweight. The clock was fitted in 1855 by J.B. Joyce & Co.

Clergy vestry from outside North west corner - site of septic tank

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Original layout of the churchChanges to the east end

Changes to the west end

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In 1897 pew rents were abolished and the patron gave up rights to the pews in the chancel. In 1899 the chancel pews were re-arranged for the use of clergy and choir. A new organ chamber was provided on the north side of the chancel with the space behind becoming clergy and choir vestries. There was anew external door on the north wall and the door on the south side of the chancel was blocked up. The pews under the east window of the north aisle were removed and replaced at the back of the west end. The gallery at the west end was removed and an open-fronted baptistry was formed. The present pulpit, carved by local craftsmen, was donated in 1908.

From 1923 the Johnson family owned the Ashton Hayes estate and Mrs Violet Johnson was responsible for significant changes to the building. In 1928 the font was moved forward of the step and a curtained off choir vestry formed. Architect Theodore Fyfe of Cambridge designed a new chapel,known as the Lady Chapel, in February 1931. The east wall was reconstructed, the organ removed and a clergy vestry was built on the south side. A new organ, supplied by Charles Whiteley of Chester, was installed above the new choir vestry with a new door into the spiral staircase. The glass in the east window was also changed at this time.

In 1937 the mural on the east wall and the roof of the chancel were painted. This work was dedicated to the memory of Mrs Johnson’s husband Ernest but it was carried out before the PCC was consulted and without diocesan approval. Plans for a new choir vestry and PCC room to be built on the NW corner of the church were considered but these did not come to fruition. However in 1949 the font was moved to the back of the north aisle and the pulpit were moved in front to the left in front of the choir stalls which were installed in March 1952 in the chancel. On two occasions, in 1948 and about the year 2000 it was suggested that the murals on the back wall should be painted over with a plain surface to emphasise the beauty of the east window and the altar. However on both occasions this has been rejected by a majority of the congregation. The murals are an example of Art Nouveau painting. It has been estimated that it would cost at least £15,000 to return them to their original state provided that a suitable restorer can be identified. An recent application for a grant was refused because they are not considered to be of high enough significance. They have been attributed to the artist Alan Carr.

In 2020, after 10 years of consultation and planning, work was started on the reordering of the church building. This was done because it was a traditional Victorian church which might appeal to older members of the congregation but not the younger element of the community. There was a desire to make it suitable for modern worship and to make the space available for community activities. The renovations included:

� The pews were removed making a large space which could be used in many different ways. Upholstered stacking chairs replaced the pews.

� Once the pews had been removed the floor was levelled throughout the main part of the building and engineered oak was laid over the whole area.

� Underfloor heating was installed supplemented by radiators and pipes. � A raised dais was built in front of the chancel with a ramp on the north side.� Removable communion rails are on the front of the dais which can be opened up to make a

performance space. The pulpit was moved back to its original location next to the clergy vestry. � The font was relocated to the front of the north aisle next to the ramp.� The chapel was enclosed with a glass door making a small space that can be independently

heated. � A large choir cupboard has been constructed between the chancel and the chapel to replace the

function of the choir vestry.� The old choir vestry now houses two toilets, one suitable for the disabled, with a vestibule in

front behind wooden doors.

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� The new kitchenette is located at the end of the north aisle with a chair store behind and will be available for use for hot drinks and snacks.

� A glass double door has replaced the wooden inner door to the porch and one of the original carved pews is now in the porch in place of the old wooden bench.

� The clergy vestry has been changed to make a safer emergency exit, a Belfast sink installed and the flower arrangers cupboard fitted out.

� A modern A/V system is now in place which is used for worship but will also be available for use by community groups.

There is a more detailed history of the church on our website.

1.5: The church building in detail

Area Significance

Chancel. This is accessed from the dais which is level with the stone floor. It is an area to be safeguarded for worship. There are good examples of stained glass and a painted ceiling and mural which are examples of 1930’s art. Oak choir stalls with uncomfortableseats. Altar dates from 1930s. Some memorial plaques.

Moderate

Lectern and pulpit. The carved oak pulpit, which was carved by local craftsmen whose names are listed on it, is on the right at the front. A bronze eagle headed lectern has been relocated to the chapel, it is not known when this was given to the church.

Moderate

Nave. This is now an open space which can be adapted to different uses. It is intended to replace the blue upholstered chairs with new red ones.At the back there are two storage cupboards and bespoke storage space for the A/V system controls.

Moderate

Tower. The floor is now level with the nave. There is a vestibule behind double doors with two toilets at the back. Access to the tower is to the rightAbove is the organ which is in good repair. ModerateBell and clock. Above the organ is the bell chamber and access to the clock. Both the bell and the clock are of historic significance At the back of the tower there is a large plain glass window which cannot be seen from inside the church

Moderate

Porch. This has outside heavy wooden double doors and an inner glass door. Notice boards on either side and an original carved Victorian pew acting as a bench. Low-Moderate

North aisle. The font is at the front and the kitchenette and chair storage is at the back. There are 4 plain windows on the north wall. Low-Moderate

Lady Chapel. This was created as a memorial to Ernest Johnson. The altar has carvings which are copies of scenes found in the cathedral of Seville. The choir cupboard is located between the chapel and the chancel

Low- Moderate

Clergy vestry. This can be accessed from within the church and from outside and acts as a second fire exit. The vestry contains a desk, cupboards, floor and wall safes and is a general storage area for church records and requisites It has a separate heatingA Belfast sink and a cupboard for the flower arrangers have been installed..

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1.6: Contents of the church

There are photographs of all major items in the floor safe in the clergy vestry.

Item or group of items Significance

Altars and reredos The altar in the chapel has a carved front. Both altars are made of wood. The reredos is of carved wood but is usually hidden by a frontal. The altar rail has a movable extension in the centre in memory of Canon Barnes

Moderate

Pulpit and lectern. The pulpit was carved by local craftsman and donated in 1908. There is a plate in the pulpit with the names of the designer F. Crossley and the 5 men who carved it Moderate

Font. Carved stone – partly painted with wooden cover. It is probably the originalfont

Moderate

Stained glass the stained glass window on the east wall and the two in the chapel were given by the Johnson family in memory of Ernest in the 1930s.The twowindows either side of the chancel altar were given in memory of William Atkinson and his wife Elizabeth. All the other windows are in three tones of diamond shape plain glass

Moderate

Low-Moderate

Woodwork. The oak choir stalls with the vicar’s and reader’s desks were installed in 1952Other wooden items include sanctuary chairs, bishop’s chair, 2 carved chairs,1wooden lectern, hymn board, vicar’s and reader’s boards, piano, alms dishes,churchwarden’s and verger’s staves, offertory plates and processional cross

Moderate

Bell and bell frame. Made in 1848 by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry and weighs nine and a quarter hundredweight It is rung before the 10.30am Sunday service. Frame made of oak and headstock metal

Moderate

Organ. Pipe organ. Dual keyboard made by Charles Whitely and Co. Moderate

Communion plate: 2 silver chalices, 2 silver plate paten and 1 silver flagon given by William Atkinson in 1848. I silver chalice, I silver plate paten, 1 silver wafer box, 1 silver altar cross, 2 altar candlesticks given by the Johnson family in the 1930s. 1 communion set (2 glass flagons with silver fittings in a presentation box)All kept in the wall safe in the clergy vestry

Moderate

Monuments. Apart form the stained glass windows and items mentioned elsewherethere a relief bust of William Atkinson and memorial plates to some previous vicars, churchwardens and members of the congregation Moderate

Wall paintings and ceilingsPainting of angels on east wall –art nouveaux style in need of restorationPainted ceiling in the chancel Moderate

Metalwork: Tower clock by J .B. Joyce fitted in 1855, Brass jug in loving memory of Edward Alvey 1922, Incense boat made of brass. Bronze eagle lectern-provenance unknown.

Moderate

Registers and vestmentsThe current service register is on the desk in the clergy vestry. The registers of death and of marriage and the terrier and inventory with photographs of important itemsare kept in the floor safe in the clergy vestry. The baptismal roll is kept in the baptistry. Older records are in the Diocesan Records office and the Cheshire Record Office.mVestments are kept in the clergy vestry as are the readers’ surplices,cassocks and scarves. The choir surplices and cassocks are in the choir cupboard. Frontals are kept under the main altar.

Moderate

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1.7: Significance for missionOur recent changes have made it easier to reach out to the community especially the young, the isolated and the lonely. We plan to build up use of the building by all, to increase the number of regularworshippers and reach out to young people. We will continue to look at ways of improving our facilities for the benefit of all.

1.8: Sources consulted

A history of the parish of Ashton Hayes and the church of St. John the Evangelist by A.E.O’Connorwritten in 1992

Church of England website Chester Diocesan website

English Heritage Caring for Places of Worship E.H.Shellard on Wikepedia.

Dr. Barbara Craven. Chairman of the Project sub-committee

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ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE CHURCH

VIEW OF THE CHURCH FROM THE DRIVE

GRASS AREA BETWEEN THE TOWER AND NORTH WINDOW CONTAINING THE SEPTIC TANK

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GLASS DOOR INTO THE PORCH

DAIS IN FRONT OF THE CHANCEL

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FONT AND VIEW INTO THE CHAPEL

THE CHANCEL

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CLERGY VESTRY

DOORS BELOW ORGAN LOFT AT BACK OF NAVE

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TOILET AREA

THE NAVE (SHOWN WITH TEMPORARY SEATING DURING PERIOD OF CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS)

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KITCHENETTE OPEN

KITCHENETTE CLOSED

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NEW CHOIR CUPBOARD IN CHAPEL

NEW RETRACTABLE PROJECTION SCREEN

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STATEMENT OF NEEDS FOR INSTALLATION OF CLOCK AUTO-WINDING

AND TIME-KEEPING MECHANISMS

St. John the Evangelist, Ashton Hayes (May 2021)

View of the church exterior, including the tower and single, south-facing clock dial.

Clock history and context

St. John’s clock mechanism is located immediately behind the slate dial clock face in the tower’s second floor clock chamber. The mechanism is therefore invisible from the exterior of the building and out of sight of the nave and all other accessible areas of the church. The church clock was installed in 1855 by J.B. Joyce & Co. The clock and weights are located on the west wall of the clock chamber. There is already a power supply to this chamber, since the organ blower motor is also located within this space and there is electric lighting. The clock dial and mechanism underwent a restoration in April 2015 by Smith’s of Derby at a cost of £3,734. The justification and need for auto-winding and time-regulation clock mechanisms Until the present time the clock is wound manually on a weekly basis and its time is changed twice a year for GMT/BST. Access to the clock chamber is via a steep, narrow spiral tower staircase, and the clock mechanism itself is accessed via an elevated wooden platform. Such regular winding of the clock therefore involves a significant physical effort and represents a safety risk, especially for our predominantly elderly congregation. Our recent Quinquennial Report (March 2021) also noted with surprise that our clock is “still” hand wound, unlike many other comparable churches. We therefore propose to follow the example of many other churches and install an automatic winder and time-keeper mechanism to our clock, to avoid the need for such regular manual winding. Having sought three quotations, our preferred contractor is Cumbria Clocks. As well as being competitively priced, they are a firm with considerable expertise and experience at this type of work, and recently installed an auto-winder at our neighbouring parish church of St. Andrew’s Tarvin. Their quotation and proposals are enclosed as supplementary documents with this application. As noted in their enclosed specification, the Cumbria Clock Company’s units “are installed keeping to all the guidelines set by the Council for the Care of Churches and all other conservation bodies. The clock movement is not altered in anyway and can be reverted back to hand winding if necessary.”

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Photographs

Clock chamber and wooden access platform to the clock mechanism (within cupboard).

Narrow tower access steps and organ blower motor, on floor of clock chamber.

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Church and Public Clock Specialists. Castle Workshops, Dacre, Penrith, Cumbria.

CA11 0HL. Telphone:017684 86933

Email: info@clockmaker.co.uk. Website: www.clockmaker.co.uk 22nd February 2021 FAO - Diane Eldridge PCC Member Dear Diane Ashton Hayes, St. John the Evangelist Church – Tower Clock Further to our recent site meeting & my inspection of the above clock, we are pleased to provide the following information & suitable quotations. The clock was manufactured by J.B. Joyce of Whitchurch in 1855, & takes the form of a cast iron flatbed movement with hour strike, driving the single dial with a small single three legged gravity escapement with pendulum action. The movement’s escapement is believed to be the earliest of this design, still in its original working condition. Although the clock as been well serviced for many years, it would benefit from being cleaned to remove the build up of oil old in several of the bearings. The movement would be completely dismantled, cleaned; all bearings would be checked for wear & working surfaces polished, freshly oiled & reassembled. The strike hammer is in an exposed position in the belfry & would benefit from being cleaned down & painted, the hammer wire would then be replaced between the hammer & clock movement, with stainless steel wire. The cost to carry out this work is shown in quotation 1. We understand you are considering converting the movement to automatic winding. The proposed automatic winding units would be situated below the clock movement with the drive being via the barrel arbors, which meets the current DAC code of practice. The weights would operate within the clock room. These winding units can be supplied as mains driven or battery driven depending on the frequency and

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duration of power failures. Battery backed units should always be installed when there is a possibility of power failures lasting more then 24 hours. Where power failures are only a few hours’ long mains driven units are preferred. The cost to convert the movement to automatic winding is shown in quotation 2. The automatic winding units manufactured by the Cumbria Clock Company are the only units to come complete with a ten-year guarantee. After the winding units have been fitted it must be realised that the clocks time keeping is still regulated by the pendulum. Therefore it will still be necessary for somebody to attend to the regulation and undertake the summer & wintertime changes. We can if necessary fit an auto-regulation system to undertake these procedures if it proves difficult to find somebody to do so. We have submitted quotation 3 for one of these systems, which will provide accurate time keeping, & automatic BST/GMT alterations. We have also provided a quotation to service the clock on an annual basis the cost is shown in quotation 4. We are pleased to provide the following quotations. Quotation 1 – Dismantle & clean the clock movement, & strike hammer. Attend on site, lower the weights to a safe position, dismantle the complete movement, wash, clean, check all bearings for wear, polish all working surfaces, freshly oil & re-assemble. Dismantle the strike hammer; clean down to remove the corrosion & prepare for painting, apply two coats of protective paint. Rewire back to the clock movement with a stainless steel wire, adjust to ensure the hammer operates on the bell correctly. Set up & leave all in good order ready for the conversion to automatic winding. For the sum of … £1,530 [One Thousand, Five Hundred & Thirty Pounds] net plus VAT. Quotation 2 - Automatic winding Attend on site, take details for automatic winding & confirm the position of the electrical points. Manufacture two 240volt mains epicyclic automatic winding units. Manufacture two split sprockets to fit barrel arbors of the striking & time trains. Attend onsite, fit sprockets to barrel arbors.

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Install automatic winding units and hang weights. Test and leave in full working order. For the sum of … £4,075 [Four Thousand & Seventy Five Pounds] net plus VAT. Quotation 3 – Auto regulator Manufacture, an auto regulator system to provide accurate time keeping & automatic BST/GMT alterations. Attend on site & install For the sum of … £1,980 [One Thousand, Nine Hundred & Eighty Pounds] net plus VAT Exclusions The provision of a suitable electrical supply in the form of a double 13amp socket for quotation 2, please note the auto wind units are fused at 5amps & an additional fused socket for quotation 3. The details & positions of the power points would be confirmed on our first visit to site. Points to Note In 2020 we converted the clock at Tarvin, St. Andrew’s Church with the same auto winding system & I am sure they would only be too pleased to let you view the installation. Although the main office & workshop is based in Cumbria, I am familiar with your type of clock, having worked for J.B. Joyce & Co in Whitchurch for over 37 years. I am still based in Whitchurch & have worked for the Cumbria Clock Company for over four years. We also have an engineer; Stuart Morrison who lives in Malpas & he would have also serviced the clock at some stage & in 2015 restored the dial. Quotation 4 – Annual Service Our annual maintenance visit consists of attending onsite once a year, inspecting the clock installation and checking that it is safe, and that there are no apparent signs of wear or areas of concern that may cause problems in the following twelve months. We will then clean and lubricated the clock movement and all other accessible parts within the building including the dial motion works, bevel gearing and the universal joints. We will also check the bell hammers and bell cranks lubricating and cleaning where necessary. Any adjustments to the hammer wires or hammer check springs will be undertaken.

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Once new steel weight lines and hammer wires have been fitted by us, they will be replaced free of charge should they break whilst the clock is under our care. We will attend as soon as possible once notified of a breakdown and correct the fault free of charge. However, if the fault is caused by normal wear and tear, vandalism or misuse it maybe necessary for us to charge for the visit. If we have any areas of concern regarding your clock installation we will supply a report and necessary quotations for the work free of charge and without obligation. The agreement does not include provision for making the Summer/Winter time alterations, or for the regulation and correct timekeeping of the clock, which should be the responsibility of a local person. We will, however, if asked give instruction on how to look after the clock on a week-to-week basis, again free of charge when we are in the area. The cost for the above service would be … £185 [One Hundred & Eighty Five Pounds] net plus VAT. If you would like us to look after your clock please get in contact, no official form of contract is exchanged and this quotation, together with your letter of acceptance, is considered sufficiently binding.

The Annual Maintenance Service Agreement will remain in force until terminated by either party.

Price Maintenance These prices are firm for a period of six months from the date of this letter and thereafter, subject to price increase to accord with increased costs of labour, materials and travelling costs if necessary. Guarantees All new parts made by us carry our ten-year guarantee against failure through faulty workmanship or materials. Repair work is similarly guaranteed for a period of twelve months. Suspension springs and electrical or electronic components of units not of our manufacture, are specifically excluded from our guarantees, but carry the manufacturers own warranty. Terms Payment 30% with orders over £ 1,000.00, the balance within 14 days of the date of invoice following completion of the work. In some cases progress payments may be asked for.

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All goods remain the property of the vendor until full payment has been made and any relevant cheques cleared. Risk passes on delivery. The above quotation is exclusive of Value Added Tax at 20%. The Cumbria Clock Company Ltd complies with the “Code of Practice for Turret Clock Work” produced by the Clocks Advisers Forum of DAC Clock Advisers in collaboration with Turret Clock Companies and the Church Buildings Council. Trusting the above information is helpful to you, but in the event you should have any questions to ask, please do not hesitate to contact us. We assure you of our best care and attention, at all times and look forward to hearing from you in the near future. Yours sincerely Keith Cotton. Technical Sales Manager Church and Public Clock Specialists. Castle Workshops. Dacre, Penrith, Cumbria. CA11 0HL Telephone: 017684 86933 Mobile.07802332774 www.clockmaker.co.uk keithcotton@clockmaker.co.uk

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Automatic winding Units.

The winding units are designed to remove the chore of manual winding of turret clocks. They are compact and very powerful and can be fitted to most turret clocks and carillons. Power is provided to the clock by a transmission chain through a weight driven, three planet, totally enclosed, oil immersed epicyclic gearbox.

This is driven by a totally enclosed, fan cooled 230-240v motor, which requires no periodic cleaning of commutators, or carbon brush replacement, nor battery renewal. In the event of a mains failure the clock will continue for a period of 10 – 24 hours depending on the amount of “drop” available for the weight.

A ten year guarantee is given by the Cumbria Clock Company Ltd on all components of the winding units manufactured by the company including, transmission chain and

installation. The units are installed keeping to all the guidelines set by the Council for the Care of Churches and all other conservation bodies. The clock movement is not altered in anyway and can be reverted back to hand winding if necessary.

The Cumbria Clock Company. Dacre, Penrith, Cumbria. CA11 OHH. Tel- 017684 86933 fax- 017684 86646

info@clockmaker.co.uk www.clockmaker.co.uk

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Church and Public Clock Specialists. Castle Workshops, Dacre, Penrith, Cumbria.

CA11 0HL. Telphone:017684 86933

Email:info@clockmaker.co.uk. Website:www.clockmaker.co.uk

Clock Regulation and Time Change System.

In an age where large public clocks have the ability to be auto-wound, the need for a dedicated person to wind the clock has now gone. However, this same person was required to correct any gain or loss of the clock on a regular basis, which detracts from the ability of a clock to run untouched for long periods of time. This same person was also responsible for carrying out the winter/summertime changes, thus without this person, the need for a system to carry out these tasks automatically becomes more apparent In response to this need, we have developed a clock regulation and time change system that is fully automatic. The Regulation of the clock is carried out by occasional and gentle interactions with the pendulum by an actuator through direct

comparison of the pendulum beat rate to an accurate time source.

Will keep a typical clock regulated to within a 160 seconds a year (assuming the clock to be in sound mechanical order and is regularly maintained)

Will carry out winter/summertime changes by stopping the clock for either 1 or 11 hours. This is carried out by a very careful interaction of the actuator with the pendulum to either stop or start the pendulum swinging

Ability to be fitted unobtrusively and discretely – The clock mechanism requires no modification, additional attachments or wiring

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Photographs of the existing clock chamber, clock mechanism and narrow tower staircase at St. John the Evangelist Church, Ashton Hayes.

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Ashton Hayes St John – Clock autowind - Correspondence with parish and others

Attachments are listed according to the numbering on the supporting documents list

• Attachments in blue are included within the proposals section

Date Message

18/01/2021

To: Diane

From: Caroline

Hilton

Further to our telephone conversation about the proposal to install an

autowinder to the church’s turret clock and the requirement for

faculty permission, you can access the Online Faculty System

Registration page via this link: Registration . Once you have completed

and submitted the Registration form we will need to authorise it,

which can be done quickly and you should then be able to access the

Online Faculty System.

When you go to create your faculty application you will first be taken

to the List A tick box page. You will need to scroll to the bottom and

click on ‘None of the above’ . You will then be taken to the List B tick

box page. Again you will need to scroll to the bottom and tick on ‘None

of the above’. You will then be taken to the faculty application screen

where you can start filling in the initial forms.

As discussed I’d recommend you obtain a couple of further quotes as

well as the Smith of Derby quotation/ specification details. It would

also be helpful if possible if you could provide some photographs of

the clock. We will then need to send the details you provide to the

diocesan Clocks Adviser for review and put the proposals to the DAC

for their consideration at their online meeting.

If you have any further queries or require any assistance with the

Online Faculty System please do not hesitate to contact me.

27/05/2021

To: Phil Weston

From: Katy Purvis

We have now heard back from the Clocks advisor regarding the works

at Ashton Hayes

He has commented as follows, and asked to see the rejected quotes,

please could you send these so that I can pass them on?

I noted from one of the documents that the clock and bells group

listed in 'contents' is of moderate significance. I do not know what

this means, but I do know that Ashton Hayes is the oldest (1855)

and most important Joyce clock still having the earliest type of

gravity escapement, having 3 small legs. Anything done to an item

of this significance should be directed through or by the

Archdeacon.

It is a shame that electrical support is now needed, as it is

becoming increasingly difficult to find people young and energetic

enough to wind and look after these historical artifacts - going

back 50 years ago, Joyce's wound and maintained the clock for

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£3.00 per annum! If it must be rewound then Keith Cotton, ex

Joyce and Cumbria are the best option for this special Joyce clock.

The intended modifications do not come under List A or B.

Could you please ask the churchwarden to send me the quotations

received from the other two companies?

I have added the proposals to the agenda for the next DAC meeting 25

June

27/05/2021

To: Katy Purvis

From: Phil Weston

With attachments

Thanks for your email below. In addition to the Cumbria Clocks

quotation, we obtained two further quotes from Smith’s of Derby and

Time Assured of Mansfield.

Smiths of Derby provided a quote of £5,284 plus VAT for the

automatic winding system and £1940 plus VAT for the time regulator

unit. They did not undertake a site visit, but have serviced our clock in

the past. I attach the design of their autowinding and time keeping

mechanisms, which are also available on their website:

www.smithofderby.com

I attach the quotation documents from Time Assured, which were

£5,000 plus VAT for their auto-winding mechanism and £2,500 plus

VAT for the time regulation unit.

We favour Cumbria Clocks because of their attention to detail and

professionalism (they made a careful site visit, so are familiar with the

specific design of our clock), their recent experience at our

neighbouring parish of Tarvin, as well as their competitive quote. As

can be seen in Cumbria’s quotation, their automated mechanism

makes no permanent change to the clock mechanism itself, and it

could be returned to hand winding if necessary in future.

Rejected quotations

27/05/2021

To: Phil Weston

From: Katy Purvis

Thanks for this, I’ve sent it on to the Clocks Advisor. I’m sorry I didn’t

send them earlier, but the email went into my junk, so I didn’t see it

until just now.

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