The Risbridgers of Dorking
The story of one of England's finest clock making dynasties.
The Guildford Clock
John Aylward, a clockmaker of New Brentford, was refused permission to trade in Guildford. He therefore built a turret clock at his own expense and presented it to the town in 1683. They promptly set it up overhanging the street on the new Guildhall, where it is to this day, and gave him freedom to trade there.
Risbridger Grandfather Clock
Built by one of the William Risbridgers of Dorking, this grandfather clock was bought in Bath for £100 by the curator of Dorking Museum, who then left it to the museum in his will
