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Latitude: 52.5245 / 52°31'28"N
Longitude: -2.0048 / 2°0'17"W
OS Eastings: 399769
OS Northings: 291846
OS Grid: SO997918
Mapcode National: GBR 28R.8X
Mapcode Global: VH9YN.6TH3
Plus Code: 9C4VGXFW+Q3
Entry Name: Farley Clock Tower
Listing Date: 29 September 1987
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1215672
English Heritage Legacy ID: 219261
ID on this website: 101215672
Location: Guns Village, Sandwell, West Midlands, B70
County: Sandwell
Electoral Ward/Division: West Bromwich Central
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: West Bromwich
Traditional County: Staffordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Midlands
Church of England Parish: West Bromwich St Andrew
Church of England Diocese: Lichfield
Tagged with: Clock tower
SANDWELL MB CARTERS GREEN
SO 99 SE
West Bromwich
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Farley Clock Tower
II
Clock tower. 1897 by Edward Pincher with relief panels by Albert Hopkins.
Red brick and terra cotta. Square plan. The base has a continuous inscription
below a moulded string: "This tower was erected in recognition of the public
services of Alderman Reuben Farley JP". On three sides there are relief panels
of the Town Hall, Oak House and Reuben Farley. On the east side there is a
doorway with round head and moulded decoration. The upper stages of the tower
have clasping buttresses terminating in octagonal pinnacles. Above the clock
stage and below a cornice are three open arches on each side. The tower is
surmounted by an openwork dome with finial and weather vane.
Listing NGR: SO9976991846
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