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Shaping the Day in Wales: Indications of Awareness of Clock Time in Wales Before 1800

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Author: Linnard, William

Source: The Welsh History Review, Volume 27, Number 3, June 2015, pp. 479-502(24)

Publisher: University of Wales Press

This paper presents evidence showing the gradual development of time consciousness and awareness of clock time in Wales, and the ordering of life and society by clock time before 1800. Much of its focus is on the period up to 1700, before any makers of domestic clocks were established in Wales. It shows that the historical Welsh evidence for clock time and clock-time practices is just as rich and extensive as that adduced by Glennie and Thrift for England. Though many kinds of sources are of course the same in both countries, the poetry evidence presented here is distinctively Welsh. In sum, the Welsh evidence is similar to and quite consistent with that for England insofar as public clocks are concerned, but the take-up of domestic clocks in Wales exhibits a definite time lag, being more or less comparable to or a little later than in the north and west of England and considerably later than in London and the south-east.

Document Type: Research Article

Publication date: 01 June 2015

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  • Published by the University of Wales Press since its inception in 1960, The Welsh History Review / Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru is the most authoritative journal in its field. This twice-yearly journal is committed to publishing research on Welsh history, from medieval to modern. The internationally-renowned editorial board includes scholars from universities in Wales, the UK, Europe and the United States, whose collective breadth of knowledge contributes to a diverse range of cultural, social, political and economic history.

    Cyhoeddwyd The Welsh History Review / Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru gan Wasg Prifysgol Cymru ers sefydlu'r cyfnodolyn yn 1960. Hwn yw'r cyfnodolyn mwyaf awdurdodol yn ei faes, a'i brif hanfod yw arddangos amrywiaeth eang o feysydd ymchwil ym maes hanes Cymru, o'r canoloesol hyd at y modern. Ar y bwrdd golygyddol, ceir ysgolheigion o brifysgolion Cymru, y Deyrnas Unedig, Ewrop a'r Unol Daleithiau. Adlewyrchir arbenigeddau'r bwrdd yng nghynnwys y cyfnodolyn, sydd yn ymdrin â hanes diwylliannol, cymdeithasol, gwleidyddol ac economaidd.

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