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BNPS.co.uk (01202) 558833.<br />
Pic: Zachary Culpin/BNPS<br />
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Pictured: Horologist Ben Ledbury winds forwards the collection of hundreds clocks at Dorset Antique Clocks in Abbotsbury.<br />
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This may take some time...<br />
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Antique clock repairers have their work cut out this weekend as the clocks go forward signalling the start of British Summer Time.<br />
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While most of us deal with losing an hour of sleep on Sunday, Dorset Antique Clocks in Abbotsbury, Dorset, have the daunting task of resetting hundreds of clocks an hour later.<br />
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Their impressive collection of timepieces, which is believed to be one of the most extensive and diverse in the south of England, includes a 236-year-old table clock worth £55,000.

BNPS.co.uk (01202) 558833.
Pic: Zachary Culpin/BNPS

Pictured: Horologist Ben Ledbury winds forwards the collection of hundreds clocks at Dorset Antique Clocks in Abbotsbury.

This may take some time...

Antique clock repairers have their work cut out this weekend as the clocks go forward signalling the start of British Summer Time.

While most of us deal with losing an hour of sleep on Sunday, Dorset Antique Clocks in Abbotsbury, Dorset, have the daunting task of resetting hundreds of clocks an hour later.

Their impressive collection of timepieces, which is believed to be one of the most extensive and diverse in the south of England, includes a 236-year-old table clock worth £55,000.