Robertsbridge War Memorial Clock Tower

The Robertsbridge War Memorial Clock Tower was unveiled in 1921 and stands on the High Street, near other listed buildings including The George Hotel and The Grove. It is situated at the roadside within a small, landscaped plot and is enclosed by a kerb.

The memorial is a clock tower constructed of red Sussex brick in an English bond. It is square in plan with a pitched clay tiled roof. The roof eaves are formed as broken lower members returning to open pedimented gables. The tower stands on a plinth of blue Sussex brick, with clasping buttresses. Clock faces are set into the north and south elevations, while the east face features a louvred window and a white-painted cast iron flag pole.

A timber door on the west face of the plinth provides access to the interior, which houses the clock workings – a manually wound, six-day movement that chimes on the hour. A cast iron rung ladder is set into the north-east corner, providing access to the top of the tower, the interior clock faces, the workings, and the lighting (the clock faces are internally illuminated at night, a feature added in 1932).

A granite tablet on the east face, at plinth level, bears an inscription dedicated to those who died in the First World War (1914-1919). Above this is another granite plaque commemorating those who died in the Second World War (1939-1945) and lists twelve names. Granite plaques on the north and south faces record the names of 40 individuals who fell in the First World War, while a plaque on the east face lists those lost in the Second World War. The south face also includes the name of a resident who died during the Korean War.