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- Act_of_Parliament_clock abstract "An \"Act of Parliament clock\" is a type of large clock originally hung in inns and taverns in the United Kingdom, beginning in the mid-18th century. Such clocks were plain in design, the faces were around two to five feet in diameter, and they were hung on the wall. They are also commonly called Tavern Clocks. The term \"Act of Parliament clock\" came about long after these clocks were already in existence. In 1797, a tax against clocks of five shillings was introduced in the Kingdom of Great Britain by the Prime Minister William Pitt. The tax was very unpopular among clockmakers and was repealed after nine months. The large clocks in inns were later popularly (though incorrectly) said to have been developed as a response to this tax.".
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- Act_of_Parliament_clock wikiPageWikiLink Category:Clock_designs.
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- Act_of_Parliament_clock wikiPageWikiLink Clock.
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- Act_of_Parliament_clock wikiPageWikiLink Kingdom_of_Great_Britain.
- Act_of_Parliament_clock wikiPageWikiLink Prime_minister.
- Act_of_Parliament_clock wikiPageWikiLink Pub.
- Act_of_Parliament_clock wikiPageWikiLink Shilling.
- Act_of_Parliament_clock wikiPageWikiLink Tavern.
- Act_of_Parliament_clock wikiPageWikiLink Tax.
- Act_of_Parliament_clock wikiPageWikiLink United_Kingdom.
- Act_of_Parliament_clock wikiPageWikiLink William_Pitt_the_Younger.
- Act_of_Parliament_clock wikiPageWikiLinkText "Act of Parliament clock".
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- Act_of_Parliament_clock subject Category:1797_in_Great_Britain.
- Act_of_Parliament_clock subject Category:1797_in_law.
- Act_of_Parliament_clock subject Category:Clock_designs.
- Act_of_Parliament_clock subject Category:Time_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- Act_of_Parliament_clock hypernym Clock.
- Act_of_Parliament_clock type HistoricPlace.
- Act_of_Parliament_clock type Instrument.
- Act_of_Parliament_clock type Instrument.
- Act_of_Parliament_clock type Machine.
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- Act_of_Parliament_clock comment "An \"Act of Parliament clock\" is a type of large clock originally hung in inns and taverns in the United Kingdom, beginning in the mid-18th century. Such clocks were plain in design, the faces were around two to five feet in diameter, and they were hung on the wall. They are also commonly called Tavern Clocks. The term \"Act of Parliament clock\" came about long after these clocks were already in existence.".
- Act_of_Parliament_clock label "Act of Parliament clock".
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