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Description: | London, England - Made by Hilkiah Bedford after the design by William Oughtred.
Little is known about Hilkiah Bedford. None of his surviving instruments are dated: however, they are well and clearly engraved, representative of the high standard of execution prevailing among the better London makers in this period.
Hilkiah Bedford came from Lincolnshire to London to be apprenticed to the noted maker John Thompson, a member of the Stationers' Company, on 3 August 1646. As the normal age for an apprenticeship to begin was 14 years, Bedford was probably born ca.1634 (sic). Bedford gained his freedom on 27 June 1654.
Two addresses are known for Bedford's place of work: 'At the Signe of the Globe near Holborn-conduit' and 'In Fleet Street near Fetter Lane End'. Bedford was burnt out of the Globe in the Great Fire of 1666. Thereafter, he worked in Fleet Street.
Bedford married Mary Gardiner on 1 June 1656. Robert Jole was bound to him as an apprentice on 1 June 1656, as was William Yorke in 1662. On 24 February 1668, Bedford was admitted as a Brother of the Clockmakers' Company. Three apprentices were turned over to him in the Clockmaker's Company: Richard Abbott on 1 June 1668, James Bentwicke on 2 June 1671 and Anthony Billingshurst on 1 July 1672. Mary died on 21 September 1682 and Bedford on 6 May 1689.
(Information from Anthony Turner, 'A Note on the Life of Hilkiah Bedford'). | Publisher: | University of St Andrews | Rights holder: | 47795 | Subjects: | TIME OUGHTRED BEDFORD HILKIAH DIAL DOUBLE HORIZONTAL DIAL GNOMON GREGORY SUNDIAL WILLIAM JAMES | Temporal: | 1660/1680 | Source: | University of St Andrews | Creator: | BEDFORD, Hilkiah | Identifier: | PH209 | Language: | en-GB |
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