to Classic Clocks
Ltd, specialising in the production of
grandfather, grandmother, granddaughter and wall clocks. All our
clocks are fitted with quality German made Hermle Movements. Our
cabinets are hand crafted from native and imported
timbers by our master craftsman Graham Minnear, who has over 50 years
experience in the cabinetmaking trade.
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Graham Minnear (Craftsman)
Everyone of a certain age seems to have either fond or nightmarish
memories of the grandfather clock that stood majestically in the
hall of their grandparents house.
That probably explains why there seems to be a love hate
relationship people have with these clocks. You either love them
or hate them.
Everybody seems to have a bitter sweet story to tell about what
happened to that loved old clock of grandad / grandma’s , as well
and a surprisingly large amount of these stand silently waiting
for their owners to get around to getting them fixed.
My name is Graham and since retirement have had the time and
energy to focus on my passion, reproduction furniture.
I had the opportunity at the age of 15yrs. To do my apprenticeship
at “Barton & Ross” as a cabinetmaker in Queen Anne reproduction
furniture. With the pressures of a large family to provide for,
after 15 years in Cabinetmaking I spent my working life mainly in
shop and office fitting, as it paid more, occasionally keeping my
hand in with designing and creating reproduction furniture for
family and friends.
So in all have over 50 years experience in the cabinetmaking
trade. I am not one to sit and do nothing so on retiring, it was
time for me to finally realise a long standing ambition to build a
grandfather clock, this has grown into a business, producing
handcrafted solid wood, grandfathers and grandmothers, I have even
designed and built a very unique granddaughter. We have also a
range of wall clocks.
I find it immensely satisfying to have the ability to create a new
design from a thought or from something I’ve seen and turn it into
reality adding my own touches/modifications.
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