C M Dodson wrote:Oh no!
I have been in communication with Michael from Supreme Littleness and 1809 blog fame.
He has made the point that church clocks were not common on buildings before the 1850’s.
A little research suggests that church clocks were located inside the building before then and the bell ringing was the method of communication.
My Essling clock is history!
A disaster darling.
Chris
Hello Chris,
well for such small Chapels as the Esslinger Pfarrkirche at that Time was, he may be right. On the other Hand on St. Stephan was a Clock since the 1500's.
The Chapel in Essling at this Time has also a wooden Tower, no Stonework.
To this Questions
# The next question is how common were roof tiles in 1809?
I think thatch and wooden shingles would be dominant but Michael thinks tiled roofs were the norm.
I noticed the cars in the granary. Are they of value? #
Tiled Roofs would be more in Common, on small Side Buildings there may be Wooden Shingles. But as i heard from a befriended Historian, the thatch or Reet Roofs are not really there.
For the Cars parked in front of the Granery, these are from residents of the Granary itself and surrounding houses. Also from some Visitors to the riding stables, the L Shaped Building on the left Side of the Granary, and the archery range on the right side.
I hope I could help a little and bring some light into the darkness
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Regards
Harry