Description

BRIGHTON

TQ3204SW QUEEN'S PARK
577-1/42/711 Clock Tower, 30 metres west of No.15
East Drive (No.15 East Drive not
included)

II

Clock tower. Dated 1915. Ground floor and dressings in
Portland stone, the rest red brick in English bond. Roof of
copper. Tower of 3 stages, square in plan.
Ground floor has plain stone dado and heavily rusticated
masonry, terminating in a storey band; one flat-arched
entrance in west face. The middle stage begins with a smooth
band of stone before changing to red brick; small
camber-arched windows to each face; white stone quoins to
projecting cornice between second and third stage. Stone dado
to top stage pierced by bell louvres set in segmental-arched
openings; corners chamfer back to make octagon, an urn marks
the set back of each corner; the 8-sided upper stage has
Tuscan corner pilasters with entablature above. Clock face in
alternating segments of the octagon. 8-sided, concave roof
capped by ball finial.
Above the entrance and set under its entablature, is a bronze
plaque bearing the following inscription: "This Clock Tower
was provided out of moneys bequeathed for the purpose by the
Corporation of Brighton by the late William Godley, Esq., of
this town and was dedicated to the Public Use on the 24th day
of June, 1915." Below inscription is the Borough crest. On the
east face of the ground floor is a smaller bronze plaque
bearing the following inscription: "Parks Commission of
1913-14-15. Alderman J. L. Otter, Mayor. Aldermen E. J. Butt
Thompson, J. Stringer, H. Tester. Councillor T. J. Braybon, W.
Broadbridge. Councillor H. E. Hardy, R. Major, A. Martin, J.
W. Penfold, Chairman A. J. Smith. Councillor J. Smith with
Councillor B. N. Southall, A. L. B. Tindale. Hugh Talbot, Town
Clerk."

Listing NGR: TQ3221304452

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26660947

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