An Act of Parliament clock, also commonly known as a tavern clock, is a type of large clock originally hung in inns and taverns in the United Kingdom,...

A pendulum clock is a clock that uses a pendulum, a swinging weight, as its timekeeping element. The advantage of a pendulum for timekeeping is that it...

The Duties on Clocks and Watches Act 1797 (37 Geo. 3. c. 108) was an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of Kingdom of Great Britain. During the...

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"Implications of ending clock changes investigated in new inquiry - News from Parliament". UK Parliament. Retrieved 6 August 2019. The Role of the Advocate...

Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is located in London, England. It is commonly called the Houses of Parliament...

including an Act of Parliament clock, longcase clocks and verge watches. He also installed the turret clocks at the parish churches of St Mary the Virgin...

clock decorates the wall, a Tavern clock, also known as an Act of Parliament clock. In 1797, William Pitt the Younger introduced a tax on all clocks and...

"EU Parliament Votes to Re-Evaluate DST in Europe". www.timeanddate.com. "State of the Union 2018: Commission proposes to put an end to seasonal clock changes"...

of advancing clocks during part of the year, typically by one hour around spring and summer, so that daylight ends at a later time of the day. As of 2024[update]...

taverns. These clocks were also known as Act of Parliament clocks because they became popular after the British Parliament passed an Act in 1797 levying...

using the 24-hour clock (14:54) for maximum clarity in both Canadian English and Canadian French, but also allows the 12-hour clock (2:54 p.m.) in English...

Hanningfield exposed in 'clocking in' scandal ripping off taxpayers for thousands of pounds". Mirror. Retrieved 17 December 2013. "14th Report of Session 2013–14:...

Summer time in Europe is the variation of standard clock time that is applied in most European countries (apart from Iceland, Belarus, Turkey and Russia)...

established by the Summer Time Act 1916, after a campaign by builder William Willett. His original proposal was to move the clocks forward by 80 minutes, in...

the practice of advancing clocks to make better use of the longer daylight available during summer so that darkness falls at a later clock time. The typical...

Senedd Cymru; see also the list of acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts are cited...

Rump Parliament was the English Parliament after Colonel Thomas Pride had commanded his soldiers, on 6 December 1648, to purge the Long Parliament of members...

Acts were a series of acts passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom beginning in 1802 to regulate and improve the conditions of industrial employment...

Old Parliament House, formerly known as the Provisional Parliament House, was the seat of the Parliament of Australia from 1927 to 1988. The building...

48) and the Courts of Justice Concentration (Site) Act 1865 (28 & 29 Vict. c. 49). A statue of Field stands in the building. Parliament paid £1,453,000 for...

"Interpretation Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-21". Parliament of Canada. 2005. Archived from the original on 5 July 2009. CanLII. (Canadian statute) "Interpretation Act 1978"...

Service of Barbados building) on Coleridge Street. In 1989 the Public Buildings were officially renamed the Parliament Buildings by Act of Parliament. In...

entrepreneur and the proprietor of Cox's Museum. He is now best known for creating ingenious automata and mechanical clocks, including Cox's timepiece, powered...

The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 1. p. 338. Parliament of the United Kingdom (1860). "Income Tax Act 1860 (23 Vict...

the powers of the devolved legislature were specified by the Scotland Act 1998. The Act delineates the legislative competence of the Parliament – the areas...

subsequent Act of the present session of the Parliament of Scotland shall be settled ... And that if her Majesty, on or before the first day of May next...

longer time than the clock recorded." At least since the days of Samuel Johnson, analysis of the play has centred on the question of Macbeth's ambition...

Senedd Cymru; see also the list of acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts are cited...

With the introduction of the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998 the role of the PCO has been expanded to include the licensing of private hire operators...