Smiths Westminster chime beech mantel clock. Chimes every 15 minutes and strikes full hours, with Westminster chime and an option for silencing the chimes. Some signs of wear and discolouration in places, measurements 30 x 20 x 12cm, a key included . The Westminster Quarters (or Westminster Chimes, from its use at the Palace of Westminster) is a melody used by a set of striking clock bells to mark each quarter-hour. It is also known as the Cambridge Quarters or Cambridge Chimes from its place of origin, the church of St Mary the Great, Cambridge. The number of chime sets matches the number of quarter hours that have passed. The company was founded by Samuel Smith in London in 1851 as a clock and watch business. At the start of the 20th century, the age of the early automobiles, the company manufactured the first British odometer (“mileometer”) and speedometer.