Clock Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Walsall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 July 1986. Clock tower.

Clock Tower

WRENN ID
endless-porch-amber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Walsall
Country
England
Date first listed
31 July 1986
Type
Clock tower
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Clock Tower, built in 1892, is located in the Market Place of Willenhall. Constructed from sandstone, it is designed in the Jacobean style and has a square plan divided into three stages by cornices. The lowest stage features drinking fountains on the north and south sides, set within foliated semi-circular recesses, each with projecting semi-circular bowls. On the west side, there is a round-headed doorway, while the east side displays a horse trough with an inscription that reads: "Erected by the Friendly Societies of Willenhall and his fellow townsmen May 10th 1892. In memory of Joseph Tonks."

The middle stage includes a recess on each side, each containing two blind arches. Below the upper cornice, there are iron lamp brackets at each corner, which now hold 20th-century lamps. The upper stage is tapered and features a clock face set forward on each side, each with a carved stone border. The stone cap of the tower is adorned with a carved shell motif within a semi-circular pediment on all four sides, and above this, there is an iron weathervane.

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