The Clock Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Darlington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 August 1972. Clock tower. 3 related planning applications.

The Clock Tower

WRENN ID
buried-casement-nettle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Darlington
Country
England
Date first listed
17 August 1972
Type
Clock tower
Source
Historic England listing

Description

WEST ROW 1. 5195 The Clock Tower (Formerly listed as the Town Steeple with the Market Building, under Market Place) NZ 2814 SE 8/110 17.8.72.

II GV

  1. 1864 by Alfred Waterhouse. Tall, 7-stage tower of pale brick with stone bands and dressings in Italian Gothic style. At 5th-stage on each face paired printed arched windows, whose detached shafts have ornamental capitals, give on to decorative cast iron balconies on heavy stone brackets. Sixth stage is of open pointed arcading. Clock face above has octagonal corner turrets supporting spirelets around tall slated spire with lucarnes and vane. Doorway in west face, now blocked, has mouldings and nook shafts. Adjacent plaque: Presented to the town by Joseph Pease, 1864, Architect Alfred F Waterhouse. On north side a 2-storey abutting building of similar materials has had large shop windows inserted on both ground and 1st floors.

Listing NGR: NZ2889214485

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