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Clock Tower 30 Metres West of Number 15 East Drive (Number 15 East Drive Not Included)

A Grade II Listed Building in Brighton and Hove, The City of Brighton and Hove

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.8245 / 50°49'28"N

Longitude: -0.1242 / 0°7'27"W

OS Eastings: 532213

OS Northings: 104452

OS Grid: TQ322044

Mapcode National: GBR JP4.CD7

Mapcode Global: FRA B6MX.HFN

Plus Code: 9C2XRVFG+R8

Entry Name: Clock Tower 30 Metres West of Number 15 East Drive (Number 15 East Drive Not Included)

Listing Date: 26 August 1999

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1380777

English Heritage Legacy ID: 481101

ID on this website: 101380777

Location: Queen's Park, Kemp Town, Brighton and Hove, West Sussex, BN2

County: The City of Brighton and Hove

Electoral Ward/Division: Queen's Park

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Brighton and Hove

Traditional County: Sussex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): East Sussex

Church of England Parish: Kemp Town St Mary the Virgin

Church of England Diocese: Chichester

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Description



BRIGHTON

TQ3204SW QUEEN'S PARK
577-1/42/711 Clock Tower, 30 metres west of No.15
East Drive (No.15 East Drive not
included)

II

Clock tower. Dated 1915. Ground floor and dressings in
Portland stone, the rest red brick in English bond. Roof of
copper. Tower of 3 stages, square in plan.
Ground floor has plain stone dado and heavily rusticated
masonry, terminating in a storey band; one flat-arched
entrance in west face. The middle stage begins with a smooth
band of stone before changing to red brick; small
camber-arched windows to each face; white stone quoins to
projecting cornice between second and third stage. Stone dado
to top stage pierced by bell louvres set in segmental-arched
openings; corners chamfer back to make octagon, an urn marks
the set back of each corner; the 8-sided upper stage has
Tuscan corner pilasters with entablature above. Clock face in
alternating segments of the octagon. 8-sided, concave roof
capped by ball finial.
Above the entrance and set under its entablature, is a bronze
plaque bearing the following inscription: "This Clock Tower
was provided out of moneys bequeathed for the purpose by the
Corporation of Brighton by the late William Godley, Esq., of
this town and was dedicated to the Public Use on the 24th day
of June, 1915." Below inscription is the Borough crest. On the
east face of the ground floor is a smaller bronze plaque
bearing the following inscription: "Parks Commission of
1913-14-15. Alderman J. L. Otter, Mayor. Aldermen E. J. Butt
Thompson, J. Stringer, H. Tester. Councillor T. J. Braybon, W.
Broadbridge. Councillor H. E. Hardy, R. Major, A. Martin, J.
W. Penfold, Chairman A. J. Smith. Councillor J. Smith with
Councillor B. N. Southall, A. L. B. Tindale. Hugh Talbot, Town
Clerk."

Listing NGR: TQ3221304452

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