Description

WEYMOUTH

SO6879NW ESPLANADE
873-1/18/167 (East side)
14/06/74 Jubilee Clock Tower
(Formerly Listed as:
ESPLANADE
Jubilee Memorial Clock Tower)

GV II

Memorial clock tower. 1887. For the Jubilee of Queen Victoria,
the gift of Sir Henry Edwards. Cast- and wrought-iron on stone
base.
The large 4-faced clock under a square ogee cupola on a broad
moulded base is set on a square shaft with deep frieze with
anthemion enrichment and flared cornice. Each face of the
shaft carries 2 panels, with the Queen's head and the Weymouth
arms respectively. The shaft is flared out to 4 plinth panels
under segmental pediments; on 3 faces inscribed "Erected to
commemorate the Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen 1887. John
Groves, Mayor", and on the seaward face "Jubilee Memorial
Erected by Public Subscription. The clock being the gift of
Sir Henry Edwards". The 4 faces are linked in an octagon on
octagonal plus a circular moulded base, set to a shallow
multangular stone base.
A florid but characteristic enrichment to the sea-front, boldy
coloured.

Listing NGR: SY6807479509

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Jubilee Clock Tower at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26647525

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)