THE historic church clock at Stoke Climsland is back in its rightful place in the village church tower after being taken away for a complete overhaul. The clock, which was put in the church more than 230 years ago, was still in working order but needed to be cleaned and some parts repaired, so David Jones, a clock engineer from Coverack, was called upon to restore it. The face and hands were re-gilded, the mechanism was restored to its original brass and iron work and some of it was painted its original blue colour. The clock was made originally by Josiah Wadge of Callington, but the diamond-shaped face that now gleams on the south face of the tower is a more recent addition, put up when the original slate face became cracked. Clockwinder Duncan Jackaman said the restoration took around two months to complete. ?The cables from which the weights are hung were very delicate and dangerous. It?s been refurbished, cleaned and painted and it looks absolutely superb now,? he said. ?We don?t know if it?s been refurbished before. It?s been there since 1767 and, although it has had some things done to it, there is no record of a refurbishment. We?re hoping it will be another 200 years before it needs another one!? To complete the restoration, the renewed face was winched up the outside of the church by Mr Jones and Christine Lambert. After testing the timekeeping mechanism, the hourly strike was set in motion. The work is to be paid for by the Friends of Stoke Climsland who raised money through the Whiteford Festival, three concerts of jazz, proms and folk music held in July in the parish with more planned for next year.