The Clock Tower

The Clock Tower is a belfry and clock tower located on Oldgate in Morpeth. It was likely built in the early 17th century, reusing earlier masonry, with the top floor added in 1705. The structure is made of squared stone and stands three storeys tall, measuring 70 feet high and 25 feet square.

On the east side, there is a two-leaf boarded door set within a Tudor-arched surround. A string course runs along the first floor, which features a round-arched recess and an inscription noting repairs made in 1760. The clock is positioned on the second floor. The third floor has round-headed louvred bell openings framed by roll-moulded surrounds, complete with moulded impost blocks and keystones. The tower is topped with a cornice and parapet that has moulded coping, and small stone figures dressed in 18th-century attire stand on the corners.

The west side includes external stone steps leading to the first floor and features a small cusped head from a 14th-century window.