Fall Asleep to The Clockmaker of Limehouse Reach | A Dickensian Sleep Story

Welcome to Sleep Softly - bedtime stories set in the glow of gaslight and the hush of old London streets.

Each evening we share gentle, cinematic sleep stories for adults — where the lamps burn low, the Thames drifts through mist, and forgotten voices of Victorian London whisper back through time.

Tonight’s Story: The Clockmaker of Limehouse Reach 🕰️

In the fogbound quarter of Limehouse, Elias Wren - an aging clockmaker - tends his silent machines through the small hours.
Each tick and tock is a memory, each chime a moment long past.
But when the clocks of his workshop fall silent, time itself seems to pause - and Elias finds himself walking through the hours he once measured so carefully.
On this final night of his life’s work, he learns that perfection is not in precision, but in peace.

✨ Perfect for

Listeners seeking calming, reflective bedtime stories

Fans of Dickens, Victorian London, and gentle ghost tales

Those drawn to themes of memory, craftsmanship, and redemption

Anyone who loves warm narration, candlelight, and foggy river ambience

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⏰ Chapters

00:00 Introduction & Welcome
00:46 Tonight’s Story - The Clockmaker of Limehouse Reach
02:22:44 Night Ambience (No Narration)

✨ As dawn breaks over the Thames, the clocks of Limehouse strike in perfect unison - and for a moment, even time seems content.