Clock Tower And Adjoining Building At Approximately 15 Metres South West Of Calenick House

The clock tower and adjoining building, located approximately 15 meters southwest of Calenick House, date from around 1750. The structure is built of Flemish bond brick and features a wooden bellcote topped with a pyramidal scantle roof and a weathervane. The adjoining building has a hipped scantle slate roof. The clock tower is square in plan and has two brick stages, along with an open bellcote. The lower stage includes a doorway on the east side and a lunette window with traceried glazing on the first floor above, while there is a similar but blind lunette on the west side. A cornice separates the two stages. The upper stage is narrower, with a plinth and splayed corners, featuring a small window on the south side and original clock faces on the east and west. Above this is another cornice. The bellcote has moulded plinths at the splayed corner posts, with spandrel bracing creating three-sided arches between the posts, topped with a moulded cornice.

Inside, the clock tower is virtually complete, retaining its floors and original clock works made by Richard Wallis in 1756, along with a bell inscribed by William Lemon from 1749. The clock weights are made of iron slag, and the clock hands are cast iron, with a mechanism similar to that of a long case clock from the same period.

Historically, there was a smelting works on this site from 1711 to 1891, initially operated by a Mitchell, followed by a Daniell, and later by a Bolitho. A descendant of Mitchell, currently residing in South Africa, possesses records related to Calenick House left by her great grandfather. This clock tower is a fine and complete example from the 18th century and is locally significant for its connection to early iron smelting in Cornwall.