The clock was given to the Borough Polytechnic by Hubert Secretan CBE MA JP, Chair of the Board of Governors, on his retirement.
Grandfather Clock
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- Dates of Creationc1740
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- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 grandfather clock
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Edward Greatrex was a clock and watch maker who worked at English Market near Dale End in Birmingham from about 1724 to about 1755. He was the son of John, a yeoman of Aston in Derbyshire, and was apprenticed in Birmingham to Peter Brown, clockmaker on 24 June 1713 for 6 years and the fee of £8. Later Edward took his own apprentice John Walker in 1732.
In 1722 Edward married, in his home town of Ashbourne and the following year a daughter was born. No children are recorded . Edward is known to have maintained theWelsh Cross clock, once situated in the heart of Birmingham.