The Oakside Gallery of Hand-Crafted Longcase Clocks
"WE HAVE NOW RECEIVED PLANNING PERMISSION TO DEMOLISH OUR EXISTING BUNGALOW AND BUILD A VERY HIGH-SPECIFICATION AND ENERGY-EFFICIENT DORMER BUNGALOW SO ALL REMAINING OAKSIDE CLOCKS MUST GO – Our remaining clocks have been discounted 50% from the original price.
New - Grandfather Clocks, Grandmother Clocks and Vienna Regulators - Hand-crafted to perfection.
We are pleased to announce that all Oakside clocks will now be electronically calibrated for accurate time-keeping prior to delivery.
Where distance permits Frank and Barbara will personally deliver and install your New Longcase Clock. Deliveries to other areas are accomplished by our courier. We provide a comprehensive printed and illustrated set of instructions to enable you to quickly get the clock running perfectly and we also provide telephone assistance during this simple process.
The August Tasche Vienna Regulator
(Model: 2025/34)
An Oakside Classic Clocks reproduction of an original Vienna Regulator made by August Tasche, circa 1850.
Last ever August Tasche as Frank has retired from Clock making.
The Oakside August Tasche wall clock is a faithful reproduction of a Biedermeier period Vienna Regulator’ is in the style of an original by August Tasche of Wein - who is recorded as working in Vienna between 1839 & 1850.
We build the clock cabinet in solid Walnut, Mahogany, Cherry and Oak, each with contrasting stringing inlays. The cabinet is fully glazed to display the mechanical movement, the action of the chimes and the pendulum.
There are two movement options for the Tasche Vienna Regulator - Option one is the Kieninger® PS058, 8 -day mechanical movement which strikes that hours and half hour on a coiled gong; this movement has the John Harrison maintaining power mechanism for improved time-keeping accuracy. The second option is the Kieninger RWS 8-day mechanical movement which chimes the Westminster melody on the quarters and strikes the hours on an 8-rod gong.
There are two dial options – the traditional White Vienna Dial with Roman numerals and a subsidiary seconds dial and the White Regulator Style Dial with a centre minute hand and two subsidiary dials showing the hour and seconds.
We fit the August Tasche with a traditional Ebonised timber pendulum as standard but you can alternately specify the brass grid pendulum; If you specify the RWS movement option you can also select the Kieninger temperature compensating pendulum.
An Oakside Classic Clocks reproduction of a Christopher Gould of London Original Longcase Clock - circa 1690.
The Windsor is a Superb Platinum Edition reproduction of a 17th Century original Longcase clock by Christopher Gould of London and it is a Grandmother version of the London & Chelsea Grandfather Clocks.
We show the Windsor with bevelled glass in the pendulum door and in the upper and lower side panels.
The Windsor is fitted with the superb Kieninger® KSU 52, 8-day, triple chime, automatic melody sequencing movement and a tradition timber pendulum with a brass bob. The three melodies are Westminster, St. Michael and Whittington and they play on a twelve-rod gong. There are three moon phase dials and three pendulum options to select from.
You may now specify the Kieninger KSU55 triple chime, automatic melody sequencing movement which plays the melodies on a nest of nine polished brass bells.
We build the Windsor in Solid Oak with a choice of a natural, medium colour. The cabinet is hand-sanded to a fine finish before we apply five coats of Hard Lacquer which is then polished to a beautiful satin sheen - the lacquer provides a finish that will resist everyday contamination and it doesn´t require further waxing or the ongoing maintenance requirements of a French polished finish.
The Standard Windsor dimensions are 70 inches tall, 15.5 inches wide and 13 inches deep. We can build the Windsor up to 80 inches tall by increasing the height of the plinth.
The Plymouth Grandfather Clock is a superb reproduction of an 18th Century Longcase clock.
Last ever Plymouth as Frank has retired from Clock making.
The Plymouth in built in your choice of solid Walnut, Cherry, Oak or Mahogany and you can specify a natural, medium or dark finish on the Oak.
The Plymouth is 80 inches tall but we will Custom build up to 96 inches.
If you prefer the traditional appearance of an 18th century clock we will install solid timber panels in place of the glass!
The cabinet is fully glazed to display the superb Kieninger® HTU 06 Jewelled movement with its Nine Full Length Tubular Bells, the Temperature Compensating Pendulum with its 220mm diameter polished brass Bob and the three slowly descending polished brass drive weights. You can also select from four specially commissioned, solid brass Moon Phase Dials!
The Kieninger® HTU 06 mechanical movement is the highest specification movement in the Kieninger range - the HTU 06, 8-day movement chimes the hours and plays three melodies - Westminster, St. Michael and Whittington on a nine polished tubular bells. It has an automatic ‘night silencing’ mechanism to silence the chimes between 22-00 & 07-15. There are 12 Rubies and 32 bronze bushes carrying the moving parts.
The polished brass drive weights are suspended on cables and have traditional crank key winding through the dial.
The Kensington is a modern version of a Grandfather Clock. The last ever Kensington as Frank has retired from clock making.
The Kensington is 80 inches tall and is constructed in solid Walnut.
The cabinet features a full length curved glass door and with glass in the side panels. All glazing is Pilkington safety glass.
There are several dial options including a square clear acrylic face etched with modern numerals with a Walnut rim.
The second option will be a round clear acrylic dial featuring etched modern numerals within a Walnut rim.
The rims on both dials, enclose low voltage LED´s which illuminate the numerals, when switched on by the touch sensitive switch.
The Kensington can be ordered with either the Kieninger® HSU gong movement or the Kieninger®HTU Jewelled Tubular Bell movement; these are the highest specification movements in the Kieninger range.
The HTU 8-day movement strikes the hours and chimes three melodies - Westminster, St. Michael and Whittington on nine full length polished tubular bells.
The HSU is identical in specifications but chimes the melodies on a 12-rod gong. Both movements have levers to select the chime and the automatic ‘night silencing’ mechanism to silence the chimes between 22-00 & 07-15.
The movements are fitted with nine Ball Bearings, 12 Rubies and 26 bronze bushes, to provide very low friction and durability.
To achieve exceptional time-keeping accuracy the movement is governed by a very long temperature compensated pendulum. This new Oakside pendulum is constructed with a carbon fibre shaft and 220 mm diameter acrylic bob supported at is centre with a fine adjustment wheel. We are achieving an accuracy of within several seconds of deviation per month.
Using our newly developed electronic instrument and PC program we can monitor the swing of the pendulum and make fine adjustments to the pendulum bob, to attain an extremely accurate beat, thus providing very precise time-keeping without requiring further adjustment in service.
