The British Horological Society’s museum is based at the Grade II* listed Upton Hall near Newark in Nottinghamshire, designed in 1828 in the fashionable Neo-Classical style by architect William Donthorne for Thomas Wright, a notable figure in Nottingham’s banking sector. Our tour will include the history of British Horological Society and of Upton Hall itself as well as the fascinating collection of clocks, watches and timepieces. After a break for lunch (café available at Upton Hall) we will continue to the nearby village of Lowdham where the railway signalbox has been preserved and fitted out with period Midland Railway signalling equipment, with a chance to have a go operating the instruments and levers.
Meet 10.00am at Upton Hall, Main Street, Upton, Newark-on-Trent NG23 5TE. The ground floor of Upton Hall is fully accessible, but the upper floor to the hall and the signalbox are via stairs.
20 places available - £20 per person
Organised by the Industrial Archaeology Section