Clockyard
Clockyard is a term used in English to describe a courtyard, workshop complex, or district historically associated with the making, repair, or sale of clocks and watches. In traditional horology, a clockyard might surround a clockmaker’s shop and include workrooms, storage for movements and instruments, and an area for testing or assembling timepieces. The arrangement facilitated collaboration among craftsmen such as clockmakers, engravers, and machinists who contributed to the gear trains and springs that drive clocks.
The word combines clock and yard, with yard indicating a fenced or open space typical of craft
In contemporary usage, clockyard is largely archival rather than a standard architectural category. It may be
See also: horology, clockmaker, clock shop, clock tower, timekeeping.