Clock Tower, to North of Abberley Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1976. Clock tower.
Clock Tower, to North of Abberley Hall
- WRENN ID
- solitary-attic-wren
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Malvern Hills
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 June 1976
- Type
- Clock tower
- OS grid reference
- SO 744 666
- Coordinates
- 52.29741, -2.37576
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Clock Tower, located to the north of Abberley Hall, was built between 1883 and 1884 by architect J P St Aubyn for John Joseph Jones. It is constructed from coursed and squared rubble, with red stone at the lower part and buff ashlar at the upper part. The tower features a battered, distressed ashlar plinth and quoins, along with freestone dressings, showcasing a striking blend of 13th and 14th century Gothic styles.
The structure consists of three main stages plus a bell stage topped with a spire. The lowest stage includes a moulded, pointed doorway with a large round hoodmould that extends around as a band over the plinth. Above the door is a panel of arms and a single plain light window. The sides feature paired and single round-headed lights at intermediate levels. The second stage has corbelled out oriel windows with a 1:2:1 light arrangement, each with transoms and trefoil heads, along with a sundial and plain pointed lights above.
The third stage is further corbelled out and supported by brackets, featuring octagonal corner turrets with blank arcaded upper parts topped with spirelets. Each side of the tower has a clock face with straight, crocketted, and enriched hoodmoulds, and paired trefoil-headed lights above. A bracketed cornice and parapet with gargoyles lead to the octagonal bell chamber stage, which includes 2-light mullion and transom lights under gablets, alternating with single lights, all adorned with trefoil heads. The squat spire features lucarnes and quatrefoils in alternate bays. A semi-circular stair tower is attached to the lower stages on the right-hand elevation. The Clock Tower is noted for its high landscape and picturesque value.
Local climate
Clock Tower, to North of Abberley Hall receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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