GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY 10 INCH DIAL OAK CASED FUSEE CLOCK EX Leeds Wellington Street.

10 inch Oak cased iron dial fusee railway clock with a spun brass bezel supplied to the GNR around 1870 by Potts & Sons of Leeds. The quality English fusee movement in fully overhauled condition has rectangular plates with shaped shoulders held together by turned shaped pillars. A Oak case with a 8 piece segmented turned surround held onto the back box by four tapered pegs, the back box is of typical mid to late 19th century design with two side doors and a bottom door secured by a brass lock. An enamel painted iron dial with Roman numerals and bearing the legend, LNER 10639 and clearly visible as ghosted lettering W.POTTS & SON LEEDS G.N.R. 651. The London & North Eastern Railway clock records show that this clock was located at, Leeds Wellington Street Goods, Chief Clerks office and was Great Northern Railway clock number 651.