Coventry Watch Museum Project site of plaque on 1 Hearsall Lane
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Coventry Watch Museum Project site of plaque on 1 Hearsall Lane
Image: © 360Libre Taken: 23 Feb 2018
Once the home to the Hearsall Works of Smith & Sons Balance Works manufacturers of very high quality watch components This modern replacement for the original 19th century building follows the outline of the original and there are many echoes of its design in the structure The original plaque is missing but probably stated Smith & Sons Balance Works - Hearsall Works - c1860 - c1900 More details of Coventry's once thriving watch-making industry can be found by visiting http://www.coventrywatchmuseum.co.uk/
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52.408341
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-1.529988