Clock Tower in Preston Park
CLOCK TOWER IN PRESTON PARK, STANFORD AVENUE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380948
- Date first listed:
- 26-Aug-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Clock Tower in Preston Park
- Statutory Address:
- CLOCK TOWER IN PRESTON PARK, STANFORD AVENUE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380948
- Date first listed:
- 26-Aug-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Clock Tower in Preston Park
- Statutory Address 1:
- CLOCK TOWER IN PRESTON PARK, STANFORD AVENUE
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:
- CLOCK TOWER IN PRESTON PARK, STANFORD AVENUE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- The City of Brighton and Hove (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 30719 06195
Details
BRIGHTON
TQ3006 STANFORD AVENUE
577-1/12/867 (North side)
Clock tower in Preston Park
II
Clock tower. Dated 1891 on the foundation stone to the west,
and 1892 on an inscription to the south. Designed by FJC May
for the Recreation Committee of Brighton Borough Council. Paid
for by Councillor Edward White. Built by F Patching and Son.
Red and buff terracotta, brick and stone, granite, copper,
tiles. The tower is alternately square and octagonal in plan,
and rests on a plinth of granite steps.
The first stage is square, with a battered base of buff
terracotta and aedicules to either side formed of columns of
buff terracotta carrying an entablature with stone frieze and
open pediment of red terracotta; date 1891 in a cartouche to
the tympanum. Within each aedicule, a round-arched niche, the
architrave having a Gibbs surround, heads to keystones and a
polished granite panel below, except on the east side which
has a flat-arched entrance, the door having ornate
wrought-iron hinges, with a shell-niche above. The upper part
has a reverse squinch at the corners in the form of consoles,
making the transition to the second stage which has a red
terracotta frieze of festoons, long sides to the cardinal
directions with 3-light, segmental-arched blank tracery and a
cartouche below flanked by seated putti; then a frieze of
blank ogee tracery; then a third, clock stage with clocks on
each face with a circular moulding and heraldic griffins to
the lower corners holding shields with the initials EW, and
festoons and pediment above; flanking the clock faces are
corbelled, octagonal, panelled, domed pinnacles, perhaps
incomplete; the 4th, octagonal, lantern stage is in timber
with deep bracketed eaves to domed octagonal roof topped by a
dated weather-vane.
Listing NGR: TQ3071906195
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 481272
- 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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