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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
Tagged with: Clock tower
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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