A piece of mechanism driven by a spring or weights, regulated by a pendulum and provided with a dial and hands, by means of which time is measured into spaces such as hours or minutes. When not provided with striking arrangements it is called a timepiece. Clocks were made in England from the thirteenth century onwards - there was one in Canterbury Cathedral in 1292; another, placed in Glastonbury Abbey about 1320, is now in Wells Cathedral. In the early years of the seventeenth century movable clocks of the "birdcage" or " lantern" type, in metal, were in common use. In the middle of that century the pendulum was introduced and clocks of the ' bracket " and "grandfather" kinds soon followed. The latter were provided with the well-known long cases divided into the "hood," "waist," and "base." Many of the earlier richly-designed marquetry cases were imported from Holland, but towards the end of the century all kinds were made in England. By this time the clock-making craft had become an important one in England and many horologists such as Tompion and Fromanteel have left enduring reputations behind them. During the eighteenth century, clock cases were made to match the style of furniture at the time in vogue. Towards the end of that century bracket clocks became more favoured. See Act of Parliament Clock.