Samuel is listed as an Apprentice to the Clock and Watchmaker John Royle in Great Bolton starting on Nov 24th 1736 when the Apprentice taxes were paid.
No known examples of Samuels work in Bolton are known, and it is unknown if he traded there in his own name.
Samuel did however set up and move to an address described as variously 16 or 21 Sheaf Street, Poulton – Le – Fylde in 1744, from where he traded as a clockmaker for a number of years. He was the towns first clockmaker, and he was renowned throughout the county for the quality of his work. His clocks were often marked ‘Poolton’ a common spelling of Poulton in the records of the time.
16 Sheaf Street, (Later Hardhorn Road) where Samuel lived and traded.
Apprentice records for Samuel are shown below…
An 18th Century Oak, Long-case clock with Brass dial and 8 day movement dated 1744-1766 by Samuel Lomas Poolton.
An 18th century, 30 hour, mahogany, Long-case clock with Brass Dial by Samuel Lomes of Poolton 1775
Samuel, was renowned in the county for the quality of his clockmaking, as well as being the first Clockmaker In Poulton-le-Fylde. He regularly worked on the clock at St Chads the Parish Church in the town, the church warden account book lists his activities over the years….
“To Mr Lomas for mending clock etc 2/2d… Putting Up Clock 3/0…. Putting up ladder 6d… Mr Lomas for clock finger and repair of the clock this year and last… Lomas cleaning Clock 1s/0d”
Samuel Lomas died in May 1793 and was buried at St. Chad’s Poulton-le-Fylde on 30th May 1793.
