The Blacksmiths Clock the Clock House is a Grade II listed building in the Mole Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1973. House.
The Blacksmiths Clock the Clock House
- WRENN ID
- low-stair-thyme
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mole Valley
- Constituency
- Dorking and Horley MP: Chris Coghlan (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 July 1973
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Blacksmiths Clock the Clock House, Guildford Road, Abinger
- OS grid reference
- TQ 095 474
- Coordinates
- 51.21618, -0.43294
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Blacksmiths Clock, also known as The Clock House, is a house with an attached clock, built in 1891 by architects W. O. Milne and J. C. Hall. The clock was added in 1908 by Lady Farrer in memory of her husband, Sir H. Farrer, who constructed the house. The clock was designed by Connor O'Brien and made by Smith of Derby.
The clock is mounted on a square wooden bracket at the angle of the house, featuring angle piers and paneling on each face. Each side of the bracket has a cartouche carving, with a blacksmith's anvil and hammers depicted in a chain roundel on the west side. The east side displays the clock face with a crest below it, and an inscription panel reads: "By me you know how fast to go." On the west side, another inscription states: "For you at home I part the day/work and play twixt sleep and meals."
A carved foliate bracket on the front side supports a figure of a blacksmith holding a hammer, poised to strike a bell that hangs from a gallows, which also features the Abinger Hammer sign. Above the main bracket is a cornice with a square section plinth, and the structure has chamfered angles and panelled sides, with the clock face oriented towards the west side and adorned with garland carvings. The front of the clock is dated beneath the cornice and topped with a domed lead roof. The main house is constructed of brick and tile hung, with casement windows that are not of special interest.
Local climate
The Blacksmiths Clock the Clock House receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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