Description

BRIGHTON

TQ3004SE NORTH STREET
577-1/39/606 (North side)
Clock tower and attached railings

II

Jubilee clock tower. 1888. Designed by John Johnson, built by
JT Chappell and donated by James Willing whose name, and the
date of the jubilee, 1887, are on the clock face. Portland
stone and pink polished granite, roof of copper. Square in
plan, the lower part having an aedicule on each of the 4
sides; base of pink polished granite with panelled Portland
stone above; on each front Corinthian columns stand in front
of pilasters of pink polished granite, supporting an
entablature with a frieze of scrolling ornament and an open
pediment; from the frieze, on each side, a ship projects far
enough to be lettered on the gunwale, on the west 'TO HOVE',
on the south 'TO THE SEA', on the east 'TO KEMP TOWN', and on
the north 'TO THE STATION'. The aedicule frames a round-arched
panel with a roundel portrait of, on the west, the Princess of
Wales, on the south, Prince Albert, on the east, the Prince of
Wales, and on the north, Queen Victoria; life-size female
figures seated at the corners between the aedicules. The upper
stage has blocked pilasters as quoins and banded rustication
with pendants either side of the 4 clock faces; frieze of
balusters; dentil and modillion cornice; octagonal roof with,
on the 4 sides, cartouches between putti with lucarnes above,
and urns at the corner; domed roof of copper, with a crown on
top carrying a metal globe at the foot of a mast; this was a
time ball designed by Magnus Volk, which rose and fell on the
hour, but was abandoned after a few years because of
complaints about the noise; weather vane with the initials JW.
Iron railings with scrolled panels, and urn and spearhead
finials, attached to clock tower to north and east, and also
framing entrances to public lavatories.
(Carder T: The Encyclopedia of Brighton: Lewes: 1990-).

Listing NGR: TQ3084904327

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Clock Tower at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q5134787

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Recommended Books

• 
  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  For the Record