The lonely squatter has two dogs and although he currently does not move much away from the Clockworks he is constantly travelling…
To places where electricity is not a matter of course, where lifetime is not structured by institutions and their demands, where one wakes and sleeps in accordance with the rhythm of the sun.
There was a time, back in the 19th century when clocks were produced in the workshop in and behind the squatted house. The building itself is much-much much older though – as old as the 18th century or even older, as indicated by the wood carvings on the walls inside.
When the company that made its clocks in the small city of Derby (that was not a city back then) moved out of the house because it made enough gains to operate from bigger and more prestigeous premises, it left the old Clockworks decaying for decades.
It did not get the attention of the English Heritage but also did not get demoslihed to be replaced by a car park or shopping mall as it is usually the history of many ancient buildings unsuitable for generating financial profit for its private owners.
Then, in the beginning of 2010 the house got squatted and entered a new phase in its long life …
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