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Latitude: 53.4532 / 53°27'11"N
Longitude: -2.7411 / 2°44'28"W
OS Eastings: 350880
OS Northings: 395415
OS Grid: SJ508954
Mapcode National: GBR 9X9H.BV
Mapcode Global: WH874.VGWK
Plus Code: 9C5VF735+7G
Entry Name: Beechams Clock Tower and offices
Listing Date: 21 December 1993
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1260540
English Heritage Legacy ID: 358741
ID on this website: 101260540
Location: St Helens, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10
County: St. Helens
Electoral Ward/Division: Town Centre
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: St Helens
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside
Church of England Parish: St Helens St Helen
Church of England Diocese: Liverpool
Tagged with: Clock tower
SJ 59 NW
455-/4/10004
ST HELENS
WESTFIELD STREET (south side)
Beechams Clock Tower and Offices
II
Office building. 1887, by H.V. Krolow, architect for Thomas Beecham, altered and extended C20. Red brick, with sandstone and terracotta dressings, Welsh slated roof coverings with red clay ridge tiles and sheet lead to tower and turrets. L-shaped range with entrance at the angle of the two ranges below a tall entrance tower.
Three storeys and of eight bays on north range, six on east range, each with a terra turret, that to the north side retaining an ogival cupola with miniature pediments. Entrance tower at north-east angle of four stages, the second stage with an open arch to each face, the third stage with clock faces below the steep pediments of the upper cupola. North elevation with 2:1:1:1:2:1; the turreted end bay taller. Wide segmentally-arched ground floor window openings to bays two and six, canted oriels to bays four and seven at first floor, with terracotta detail to wide storey bands. North elevation with first floor oriels to bays one and five. Inserted roller shutter to bay five. Entrance bay with semi-circular arched double doorway flanked by granite inner columns and outer pilasters. Arch keyblock incorporates bust of founder, arch spandrels with figures bearing text which reads " Worth a guinea a box, largest sale in the world.", referring to Beechams Pills.
Interior: panelled entrance area with pendant finials to panelled ceiling. Some original light fittings and a staircase with heavily moulded balusters.
Listing NGR: SJ5088095415
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