Tour Scotland 4K Autumn travel video of trees and clock at Robert Douglas Memorial School on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. The school is named after the village’s Robert Douglas, who developed the use of the setting agent pectin in jam making to make his fortune in the USA. He became President of the great Certo Corporation, later sold to the giant General Foods Corporation of America. Throughout the years he remembered his birthplace and retained his affection for it. The clock dial was traditionally sculpted from local sandstone and had suffered badly from weathering since its installation in 1876. It was last serviced in 1929 but has now been restored. Edinburgh clock company HE Weir undertook the project having worked on clocks in St Paul’s Square in Perth, Kinfauns Castle and RDM School. The clock dial was transformed with traditional colour paint and gold leaf detail. The mechanics were refurbished and the hand winding system and pendulum were replaced with an electric drive. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome.
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