Stable Clock

Restoration Yard in Dalkeith Park is developed from the stable block of Dalkeith Palace and retains the original clock, whose movement may be seen from the upper floor (the weights are also on display on the ground floor).
The owners, the Dukes of Buccleuch, clearly had an eye (and budget) for quality as Vulliamy of London, the maker named on the pendulum, is regarded as one of the most eminent in the world of horology.

Justin Vulliamy (1712 - 1797) was born in Geneva and spent his early years in Paris. He joined Benjamin Gray in London, who held the Royal Appointment, and succeeded him when he died in 1764. Justin took his son, Benjamin (1747 – 1811), into the business and he was probably the most widely talented artistic member of the family. Benjamin was granted Royal Appointment as the King’s Clockmaker in 1773. Benjamin’s son, Benjamin Lewis (1780 – 1854), was the last of the clockmakers and was five times elected Master of the Clockmakers’ Company..
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