A DECADES old clock recovered from Barnsley Main Colliery has been acquired by Barnsley Museums.

The clock, one of three used by thousands of miners to clock in and out of work at the colliery, will be shown at the pop-up museum at the Barnsley Main heritage site and Oaks Disaster memorial events as part of a link between Barnsley Museums and Barnsley Main Heritage Group.

Restored as part of a project supported by Arts Council England, the clock will be kept in the Experience Barnsley museum in the town hall.

“Originally made by Gledhill Brook, it is in excellent working condition,” said Steven Skelley from Barnsley Museums. “And with a sought after ‘fusee’ movement it is a timepiece of considerable quality.

“The clock was still in working use in the 1960s before being used as a decorative timepiece in the now demolished Barnsley Main Transport Office.

“It has been repatriated from far-flung Doncaster and is now safely mounted in the museum store until it is put on display in Experience Barnsley.”