Clock Tower 30 Metres West Of Number 15 East Drive (Number 15 East Drive Not Included)

BRIGHTON

TQ3204SW QUEEN'S PARK 577-1/42/711 Clock Tower, 30 metres west of No.15 East Drive (No.15 East Drive not included)

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Clock tower. Dated 1915. Ground floor and dressings in Portland stone, the rest red brick in English bond. Roof of copper. Tower of 3 stages, square in plan. Ground floor has plain stone dado and heavily rusticated masonry, terminating in a storey band; one flat-arched entrance in west face. The middle stage begins with a smooth band of stone before changing to red brick; small camber-arched windows to each face; white stone quoins to projecting cornice between second and third stage. Stone dado to top stage pierced by bell louvres set in segmental-arched openings; corners chamfer back to make octagon, an urn marks the set back of each corner; the 8-sided upper stage has Tuscan corner pilasters with entablature above. Clock face in alternating segments of the octagon. 8-sided, concave roof capped by ball finial. Above the entrance and set under its entablature, is a bronze plaque bearing the following inscription: "This Clock Tower was provided out of moneys bequeathed for the purpose by the Corporation of Brighton by the late William Godley, Esq., of this town and was dedicated to the Public Use on the 24th day of June, 1915." Below inscription is the Borough crest. On the east face of the ground floor is a smaller bronze plaque bearing the following inscription: "Parks Commission of 1913-14-15. Alderman J. L. Otter, Mayor. Aldermen E. J. Butt Thompson, J. Stringer, H. Tester. Councillor T. J. Braybon, W. Broadbridge. Councillor H. E. Hardy, R. Major, A. Martin, J. W. Penfold, Chairman A. J. Smith. Councillor J. Smith with Councillor B. N. Southall, A. L. B. Tindale. Hugh Talbot, Town Clerk."

Listing NGR: TQ3221304452