Clock Tower, Little Plumstead Hospital
CLOCK TOWER, LITTLE PLUMSTEAD HOSPITAL, HOSPITAL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390559
- Date first listed:
- 18-Aug-2003
- List Entry Name:
- Clock Tower, Little Plumstead Hospital
- Statutory Address:
- CLOCK TOWER, LITTLE PLUMSTEAD HOSPITAL, HOSPITAL LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390559
- Date first listed:
- 18-Aug-2003
- List Entry Name:
- Clock Tower, Little Plumstead Hospital
- Statutory Address 1:
- CLOCK TOWER, LITTLE PLUMSTEAD HOSPITAL, HOSPITAL LANE
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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, LITTLE PLUMSTEAD HOSPITAL, HOSPITAL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Broadland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Great and Little Plumstead
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 30756 10891
Details
GREAT AND LITTLE PLUMSTEAD
494/0/10015 HOSPITAL LANE 18-AUG-03 CLOCK TOWER, LITTLE PLUMSTEAD HOSPITAL
II Clock tower. 1903. Arts and Crafts style. Rendered red brick and tile; plaintile roof.
PLAN: square tapering tower.
EXTERIOR: 3 stages. Dado of tiles on edge arranged in squares in a chequerwork pattern with a finishing top course in chevron. 2 string courses above of similar chevron pattern tiling, the lower one interrupted on the east face by 3 narrow round-headed lancets constructed entirely of tiles seen edge-on. Upper stage with a circular clock face in a square field with the date in the spandrels: 1903. The west face has at the same level a square-headed lancet of tiles. Cornice of tiles in chevron pattern above, followed by an open cupola carried on one semi-circular tile arch to each face. Pyramid roof with overhanging eaves, and an iron weathervane.
INTERIOR: access from the north from the existing stable building through an opening with a semi-circular head. First floor reached by a ladder: plain interior containing water tanks and clock weights. In upper stage is a timber trestle clock frame, supporting a cast-iron and brass tower clock mechanism inscribed on the face of the setting dial: Made by/ John Moore & Sons/ Camberwell/ London/ 1843.
This is an attractive and accomplished clocktower in Arts and Crafts style, done at the height of the movement in Norfolk, which was a pioneering county in this respect. Such clock towers are uncommon. Second-hand clock movement of 1843 by John Moore.
The abutting stable buildings of 1889 are much altered and are not of special architectural interest
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 490502
- 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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