Clock Tower At Whitecroft Hospital

The Clock Tower at Whitecroft Hospital is a combined water tower and clock tower built between 1898 and 1902 for the Whitecroft Hospital, a mental hospital. Its architectural style is inspired by Lombardic campanile with Flemish detailing on the clock tower. The structure is made of red brick and features a leaded roof.

The water tower is rectangular and has six storeys, with one side slightly larger than the other. The top storey, which houses the water tank, has a stone dentil cornice that projects about 500 mm from the building's face. This level includes three lancets with round-headed arches linked by drip moulding and a projecting stone band. The lower floors have randomly spaced metal casements with stone lintels.

The water tower has a hipped lead roof, from which rises a square brick clock tower. This clock tower features a stone cornice, brick pilasters, a clock face, and an ogee-shaped leaded roof with four projecting vents designed like curved pedimented dormers. The entire structure is topped with an iron weathervane, making it a prominent landmark.