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Clock Tower

A Grade II Listed Building in Lichfield, Staffordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6797 / 52°40'46"N

Longitude: -1.8334 / 1°50'0"W

OS Eastings: 411360

OS Northings: 309121

OS Grid: SK113091

Mapcode National: GBR 3C9.Z6C

Mapcode Global: WHCGN.TX42

Plus Code: 9C4WM5H8+VJ

Entry Name: Clock Tower

Listing Date: 6 March 1970

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1218909

English Heritage Legacy ID: 382799

ID on this website: 101218909

Location: Christ Church, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13

County: Staffordshire

District: Lichfield

Civil Parish: Lichfield

Built-Up Area: Lichfield

Traditional County: Staffordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Staffordshire

Church of England Parish: Lichfield Christ Church

Church of England Diocese: Lichfield

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Description



LICHFIELD

SK1109SW THE FRIARY
1094-1/7/231 (South side)
06/03/70 Clock Tower

II

Clock tower. 1863, moved to present site 1928. By Joseph
Potter Jnr. Ashlar with swept slate roof.
4-stage tower with pyramidal roof. Norman style.
Lowest stage has cornice with zig-zag and weathering over;
east face has round-headed entrance of one order with zig-zag
to arch and enriched tympanum, door with enriched strap
hinges; plaque above records history of the Crucifix conduit,
1201-1863; to south a bronze plaque recording gift of the
Friary estate to the City Council; to west a plaque recording
the removal of the tower from its orginal site; to north a
quatrefoil panel recording foundation of the conduit with
flanking round-headed niches formerly with drinking fountains,
that to left with scalloped bowl, that to right shallower,
bowl gone, 2 round-headed lights above with grilles.
2nd stage has cornice with weathering over; to 3 faces a
3-light blind window with colonnettes, enriched arches and
glazed slits; similar shorter 5-light window above with
zig-zag sill band and 2 slits; to west face 3 single-chamfered
lights.
3rd stage has round clock face to each face. Top stage has
nook shafts and corbel table, bell-opening of 4 lights with
lourvres to each face. Roof with finial.
The clock tower was built at the corner of The Friary and Bird
Street on the site of the Crucifix Conduit, which was built
for the city c1201 by the Guild of SS Mary and John the
Baptist, whose assets were transferred in 1545 to the Conduits
Lands Trust, who built the tower over the redundant conduit.
The tower was dismantled and rebuilt on its present site when
The Friary was made.
The clock tower is a notable landmark in the city.
(Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Staffordshire: London:
1974-: P.192; Laithwaite P: The History of the Conduit Lands
Trust 1546-1946: Lichfield: 1947-: P.19, 51; Clayton H:
Cathedral City: Lichfield: 1977-: P.105-7).


Listing NGR: SK1136009121

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