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Latitude: 50.6723 / 50°40'20"N
Longitude: -1.2999 / 1°17'59"W
OS Eastings: 449566
OS Northings: 86077
OS Grid: SZ495860
Mapcode National: GBR 8BQ.N6J
Mapcode Global: FRA 8759.FD8
Plus Code: 9C2WMPC2+W2
Entry Name: Clock Tower at Whitecroft Hospital
Listing Date: 4 October 1988
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1034485
English Heritage Legacy ID: 309790
ID on this website: 101034485
Location: Isle of Wight, PO30
County: Isle of Wight
Civil Parish: Newport
Traditional County: Hampshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Isle of Wight
Church of England Parish: Newport St John the Baptist
Church of England Diocese: Portsmouth
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Clock Tower at SZ 48 NE 17/345 Whitecroft Hospital
II
Combined water tower and clock tower. Built 1898 - 1902 for the Whitecroft hospital, a mental hospital. Style appears to be inspired by Lombardic campanile with Flemish detailing to clock tower. Built of red brick with leaded roof. Water tower is rectangular, of 6 storeys with one side slightly larger than the other. Top storey holding the water tank has stone dentil cornice projecting some 500 mm from the face of the building, 3 lancets with round-headed arches linked by drip moulding and projecting stone band. Lower floors have randomly spaced metal casements with stone lintels. Hipped lead roof to water tower from which rises in the centre a square brick clock tower with stone cornice, brick pilasters, clock face and ogee shaped leaded roof with 4 projecting vents in the style of curved pedimented dormers the whole surmounted by iron weathervane. A prominent landmark.
Listing NGR: SZ4956686077
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