Clock Tower On The Corner Of Highbury Hill And Church Path

The clock tower, dating from 1897, stands on the corner of Highbury Hill and Church Path in Islington. It was donated to the Islington Vestry by Alfred Hutchinson to commemorate Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee. Constructed from granite and cast iron, the tower has an octagonal base of pink polished granite, reached by three steps. The tower itself is square, with a lower panelled base featuring segmental pediments to each of the four sides, decorated with openwork and topped with ball and spike finials. The cast iron column is fluted at its base and includes low relief portraits of Queen Victoria within wreathed roundels about halfway up. Above this is the clock stage, which has decorated spandrels and a fluted coved frieze to the cornice. The tower is finished with an ogee top and a spike finial. The clock tower is situated as a group with Christchurch, Highbury Grove.