
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The site of one of two premises used by Thomas Humphreys, clock-maker, made famous by Charles Dickens in "Master Humphrey's Clock". Recorded plaque organisation: Barnard Castle Town Council.
Thomas Humphreys was a clock-maker whose business premises were fictionalized by Charles Dickens in his work "Master Humphrey's Clock", thereby gaining literary fame. Charles Dickens, a renowned English novelist, utilized Humphreys' shop as a setting to explore social issues and narratives, enhancing both the literary landscape and public interest in Humphreys' otherwise ordinary trade.
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