Town Clock, Llangefni, Isle of Anglesey

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2557 / 53°15'20"N

Longitude: -4.3108 / 4°18'38"W

OS Eastings: 245946

OS Northings: 375684

OS Grid: SH459756

Mapcode National: GBR HNQ3.44M

Mapcode Global: WH42T.RFGF

Plus Code: 9C5Q7M4Q+7M

Entry Name: Town Clock

Listing Date: 10 November 1986

Last Amended: 16 October 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 5739

Building Class: Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces

Also known as: Llangefni Town Clock

ID on this website: 300005739

Location: Set directly in front of the Town Hall, at the S side of Bulkeley Square in the centre of Llangefni.

County: Isle of Anglesey

Town: Llangefni

Community: Llangefni

Built-Up Area: Llangefni

Traditional County: Anglesey

Tagged with: Gothic Revival War memorial Clock tower

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History

Erected in 1902; dated by an inscribed tablet over the doorway in the S face. In memory of George Pritchard Raynor of Trescawen, who died in Blomfontein Hospital, July 1900.

Exterior

Neo-Gothic memorial clock tower. Built of snecked limestone masonry. Polygonal tower with pedimented gablets stressing cardinal faces, terminating in conical spirelet with lucarnes surmounted by a weathercock. Tapered polygonal plinth with entrance in shouldered arch in S elevation and arched recesses in E and W, both with metal lion-head water spouts; that to E over curved trough at base, that to W over smaller, curved basin. The upper stages of the tower have narrow stair lights, a granite inscription plate with gilded lettering over the entrance, and clocks on cardinal faces, corbelled out and with pedimented gabled heads with narrow, segmental-headed vents in tympanum, and surmounted by ball-finials.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a striking and unusual example of a memorial clock tower employing a robust gothic idiom. Its prominent location in the centre of town makes it a striking focal point, and it also forms a group with the adjacent town hall and Bull Hotel.

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II The Market Hotel
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II The Bull Hotel, including stable courtyard to rear.
Located at the SW corner of Bulkeley Square with side elevation to Glanhwfa Road.
II Town Hall
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II Doldir
About half way down the road, to N (L) of Capel Moriah.
II* Moriah Calvinistic Methodist Chapel including forecourt wall and gates
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II War memorial in front of the Shire Hall
Set back from the E side of Glanhwfa Road, within a semi-circular enclosure to the R side of the entrance gates directly in front of the Shire Hall.
II Shire Hall
Set back, behind a railed forecourt encompassing the war memorial, from the E side of the A5114 Glanhwfa Road; c.450m SSE of the church of St. Cyngar.
II County Court
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Town Clock

A Grade II Listed Building in Llangefni, Isle of Anglesey