Clock Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Torbay local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1975. Clock tower. 2 related planning applications.
Clock Tower
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-bastion-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torbay
- Constituency
- Torbay MP: Steve Darling (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1975
- Type
- Clock tower
- Address
- Clock Tower, the Strand
- OS grid reference
- SX 919 634
- Coordinates
- 50.46095, -3.5237
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Clock Tower, built in 1902, stands on The Strand, Torquay. It was designed by J Donkin of Bournemouth, with carved stonework by Harry Hems & Sons, and constructed by EP Bovey, funded by public subscription to commemorate Richard Mallock, M.P. The tower is constructed of yellow sandstone with a grey limestone plinth and dressings. It is built in a Gothic style and has a triangular plan with flying buttresses. Each face features traceried panels, and the tower is capped with a conical roof topped by a crocketed finial. The lower stage has round-headed moulded recesses; one contains a door with stained glass, another a two-light window with stained glass, and the third a memorial plaque. According to Ellis’s historical survey, the original design was more elaborate and included a drinking fountain. Three lamps originally illuminated the clock faces, but were replaced with luminous dials in 1924. The interior has not been inspected but may contain features of interest.
Local climate
Clock Tower receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2017
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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