Editing Derby Cathedral (section)

==Clock and carillon==
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In 1927 a new clock was installed by [[Smith of Derby Group|John Smith & Son]], Derby clockmakers, replacing one reputed to have been made by George Ashmore in 1738, but by then so worn as to be beyond its useful life. Until March 1976 this timekeeper and associated parts had been mechanically driven by heavy weights that had to be wound manually, some of them daily. This work had been undertaken by John Smith's for many years, but rising costs caused the authorities to install an automatic winding mechanism to both the clock and the [[carillon]], which sounds the bells.<ref name="Smith">{{cite book |first=J E |last=Howard Smith |location=Derby |date=July 1976 |title=Cathedral Information Sheet: "Derby Cathedral Clock"|publisher=Derby Cathedral}}</ref>

Derby Cathedral's clock has two dials, one facing West along St{{nbsp}}Mary's Gate, and one facing South down Irongate. Both are of stone and are 8{{nbsp}}feet in diameter. They were restored and gilded in 1964, then again in the early 21st{{nbsp}}century. The 1964 restoration proved beyond doubt that the long metal tubes driven through the tower walls to operate the clock mechanism were actually gun barrels (cavalry carbines) dating from the [[Jacobite rising of 1745|1745 'uprising' of Bonnie Prince Charlie]].<ref name="Smith" />

The carillon is the mechanical instrument that drives the tunes played upon the cathedral's bells each day. It was installed by John Smith of Derby in 1931 to replace a machine of similar design, dating from the 17th{{nbsp}}century and subsequently enhanced towards the end of the 17th{{nbsp}}century by [[George Sorocold]], a Derby millwright. The current machine plays a tune three times a day, and the seven tunes it plays are changed automatically each day. It is known that the tunes of the original machine were varied over the years, first by [[John Whitehurst]] at various times between 1745 and 1762, and then by John Smith in 1873.

There is documentary evidence to show that John Whitehurst was paid £3.3.0d (3{{nbsp}}guineas){{efn|name=guinea}} for winding and care of the clock and carillon, although he is known to have paid from this sum the amount of £1.11.6d (1½{{nbsp}}gns.){{efn|name=guinea}} to a Mr{{nbsp}}Frost, who did the actual daily winding of the carillon.<ref name="Smith" />

On 3{{nbsp}}July 1976, one of the less well-known carillon tunes was replaced with the melody of "[[The Derby Ram]]", a regimental march associated with the [[Sherwood Foresters]], so that it would become a permanent reminder of the Regiment's association with the town and county of Derby.<ref name="Smith" />

The tunes are currently played at 9{{nbsp}}am, 12{{nbsp}}noon and 6{{nbsp}}pm as follows:
*Sunday — [[Thaxted (tune)|Thaxted]]
*Monday — Truro
*Tuesday — The Shady Bowers
*Wednesday — All Saints
*Thursday — Lass of Paittie's Mill
*Friday — [[Highland Laddie|The Highland Laddie]]
*Saturday — The Derby Ram
They can be listened to live on a local webcam feed.
(The previous carillon played at 3, 6, 9, and 12 both night and day.)