Southern Railway 8 inch dial oak cased fusee clock ex Templecombe.

8 inch Oak cased iron dial fusee railway clock with a spun brass bezel still with original Green paint supplied to the Southern Railway in 1941 by Stockall, Marples & Co at a cost of £5-2-4d. The quality English chain driven fusee movement in fully overhauled condition has rectangular plates, which are held together by cylindrical pillars. A totally original Oak case with a four piece turned surround still with traces of green paint to the sides and the back stamped 10527,the back box is of typical 20^th century design with one side door and a bottom door secured by a brass turn. An enamel painted iron dial with Roman numerals and bearing the legend, S.R. 10527. The Southern Railway clock records show that this clock was located at,  Templecombe Inspectors office and was transferred to the Western Region of British Railways on the 1st January 1963. Templecombe was a former London and South Western station in Dorset and Junction for the Somerset and Dorset Railway. Original Southern Railway dials are particularly rare.