Clock Tower is a Grade II listed building in the West Lancashire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 August 1972. Clock tower. 1 related planning application.
Clock Tower
- WRENN ID
- scattered-plinth-dawn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Lancashire
- Constituency
- West Lancashire MP: Ashley Dalton (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 August 1972
- Type
- Clock tower
- Address
- Clock Tower, Moor Street
- OS grid reference
- SD 414 082
- Coordinates
- 53.56732, -2.88598
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Clock Tower, also known as The Cross, is a Grade II listed structure located on Aughton Street in Ormskirk. Dated 1876, it was built by the Court Leet on the site of the former market cross. The tower is constructed from yellow rock-faced sandstone with red sandstone ashlar dressings and measures approximately 3 meters square. Designed in the Gothic style, it features a chamfered plinth made of yellow rock-faced masonry and a red sandstone ashlar base. The north side has a segmental-pointed doorway, while the other sides have cusped blank arches. The east arch contains a panel inscribed "Erected by the Earl of Derby's Court Leet assisted by contributions in the town and neighbourhood 1876 Robert Wareing steward of the manor," and the south side includes the semi-circular bowl of a former drinking fountain. The tall tower has lancet windows, a red sandstone top with clock faces on each side, and various decorative elements, including an embattled parapet and a short pinnacle with two stages, which is interrupted by an arcaded belfry.
Local climate
Clock Tower sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,220 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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