Caretaking Towers, Collecting Friends | Keith Henley

Keith discusses the history of the clock tower known as Breslin Tower in Sewanee, TN, at the University of the South. This tower was donated in the 1870s and completed in 1886. Later, another family donated the clock that was installed in 1900. This was a Seth Thomas, Model No. 16, tower clock movement. Keith shares the history of caretakers of the tower. In 2000, the clock stopped and was then repaired by a member of the NAWCC from Huntsville, AL. The English Change Ringing Bells were later installed.
Keith Henley joined the NAWCC in 2005 after meeting with Walt and Joanne Wilson and Jim and Renee Coulson at the Breslin Tower Clock in Sewanee, TN. Since that time, Keith has served as the caretaker of the tower clock. Keith is an active member of the NAWCC, where he served as past vice president and past president of the Rocket City Regulators Chapter 61, a member of the Tower and Street Clock Chapter 134, and the British Horology
Chapter 159. Keith is currently serving on the NAWCC Chapter Relations Committee and has served as a volunteer at Regional and National conventions for years.
2024 NAWCC National Convention
June 13 - 16 • Chattanooga, Tennessee

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A beautiful story of a clock community coming together for one another. Nicely told, very nice presentation! Thank you!