About Us

Wiltshire Clocks is run by Jan Trueman and her husband Paul, who both grew up in the county. Fifteen years ago they bought their first grandfather (tallcase) clock and this eventually led them to set up their business, buying, restoring and selling antique clocks. Most of the clocks and barometers they sell originated in Wiltshire, England, or nearby between 1730 and 1850.

Jan believes that the clocks allow people to own an aesthetic working piece of local history. The clocks are sold to local customers and also to people living in the rest of the UK and abroad who require a clock that gives them a link to their family origins - or who just want a good investment.

A recent sale, for example, was to a lady from Virginia, USA, who had relations who came from Devizes. She bought a clock to remind her of Wiltshire.

Jan and Paul travel all over the country in search of antique clocks to 'bring back home' after they started life in Wiltshire. They are often asked to find clocks from specific towns, both in Wiltshire and elsewhere. The clocks are restored by professional craftsmen whose families have been clockmakers for generations.

The clocks - technically known as longcase or tallcase clocks - range from simple oak cottage clocks of the Georgian period to elaborate mahogany pieces of the early Victorian. The clocks made in Wiltshire have their own distinctive style, which Wiltshire Clocks once again allows people to enjoy.

To order a copy of a history of Wiltshire clockmakers
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