Town Clock
TOWN CLOCK, HIGH STREET (MIDDLE OF ROAD)
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1139636
- Date first listed:
- 29-Apr-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Town Clock
- Statutory Address:
- TOWN CLOCK, HIGH STREET (MIDDLE OF ROAD)
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1139636
- Date first listed:
- 29-Apr-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Town Clock
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWN CLOCK, HIGH STREET (MIDDLE OF ROAD)
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- TOWN CLOCK, HIGH STREET (MIDDLE OF ROAD)
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Redcar and Cleveland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 60245 25222
Details
REDCAR HIGH STREET EAST NZ 62 NW (middle of road) 2/48 Town Clock II
Memorial Clock tower, 1913, by John Dobson (Redcar), in memory of King Edward VII. Red engineering brick in English bond, with faceted rusticated brickwork in upper part of top stage. Concrete dressings and rockfaced whinstone plinth. Plain clay tiled roof. 3-stage tower with diagonal buttresses supporting volutes on shallow bases. Round-headed opening in each face with archivolt, imposts and keystone, below frieze. On each face, frieze holds nowy-headed tablet with scrolled wings; that on south side has bronze plate with raised lettering: "1901 E.R. 1910 IN GRATEFUL AND LOYAL MEMORY OF EDWARD VII REX ET IMPERATOR. ERECTED FROM SUBSCRIPTIONS RAISED BY INHABITANTS OF REDCAR, COATHAM AND DISTRICT". Each face of middle stage has round-headed window with leaded lights in enriched aedicule. Bartizans, with watershots at angles of top stage flanking enriched swags below clock faces in oculi with moulded surrounds. Diminutive arcaded bell openings below eaves. Pyramidal roof has metal ship weather vane and compass finial. An important local landmark.
Listing NGR: NZ6024525222
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 60303
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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