A Rochford Clock
"John Gullock"
By Jane Lindsay
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This clock was made by John Gullock in Rochford, probably in the 1780s. It has been in my family since the 1850s, and is known as "John Gullock". It currently lives in Portsmouth.
Unfortunately it suffered an indignity in the later part of the 19th century, when my great grandfather moved to a house with very low ceilings. A local carpenter was called in to cut about 12 inches off the bottom of the case, leaving poor old John Gullock looking a bit top heavy.