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The Unofficial Guide to Great Britain
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The Unofficial Guide to Great Britain.
York Minster (3), York, Yorkshire, England

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York Minster.
The Striking Clock in the North Transept. The two carved oak figures, known as 'Quarter Jacks', are around 400 years old and strike the hours and the quarters by tapping the rods they are holding onto the vertical tubes. The clock dates from 1749 and was made by local clockmaker Henry Hindley .
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