the clock

One floor below the Revere Bell inside the steeple is the clock which faces the Common for all to see. The clock,originally from the Fourth Meeting House had been given by Benjamin Barker to the church in 1762.  This clock was preserved and placed in the steeple of the Fifth Meeting House in 1836.  At the time, Mr. Simon Willard, a Boston Clockmaker, performed repairs for the sum of $300.  The clockworks were updated around 1870 by the E. Howard Clock Company of Boston.  Other updates to the clock have been made since then which coordinate the clocks time with the ringing of the Revere bell.