One of the oldest surviving Bolton Clocks, and rare to be outside of a museum, (unless you know different, and if you do please do let me know!)
Thomas is believed to have been the father of the famous clockmaker Thomas Bridge of Wigan.
Thomas Senior was living in Heaton, in Bolton-le-Moors, and on his death in 1717 his tools were sold, the scale of the collection suggesting that, as common at the time, he made virtually the whole of his clocks not just parts. Few of his clocks are known to have been signed ‘Bolton’ but some Bridge clocks are signed elsewhere.
It is entirely possible, that he was working in Edinburgh in 1691 and London in 1690-1710.
He wouldn’t be the first maker to arrive in the town from London, unfortunately one of the others a Thomas Osborne arrived at the height of the Black Death and was slain and burried in the Parish Church.
Thomas Bridge is known to have collaborated with Andrew Knowles, on a clock signed Knowles and Bridge, some time before his death in 1717.
Two clocks both by Thomas Bridge while working in Bolton but still signing Londini fecit. He was clearly proud of his working background! His northwest clocks are very different to his earlier London examples but people often get mixed up thinking it’s a London clock in the wrong case!
Both examples are single handed calibrated on the outer ring with beautiful brass hands one of which has been silvered.
To put the clocks age into context after it was made, some sixty years later Captain Cook claimed Australia for the crown, America was still one of our colonies and would be for another sixty six years. Queen Anne was on the throne, the French still had a king, and would do for another 79 years! 
A 30 Hour, Oak Longcase clock by Thomas Bridge circa 1710.
A two hand, 30 hour, oak caddy top, longcase clock from circa 1710. Made by the Clockmaker Thomas Bridge Senior.
