Clock Tower is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1951. Clock tower. 6 related planning applications.

Clock Tower

WRENN ID
proud-paling-merlin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Devon
Constituency
Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 October 1951
Type
Clock tower
Address
Clock Tower, Peak Hill Road, Sidmouth, EX10 8RZ
OS grid reference
SY 120 869
Coordinates
50.6753, -3.24651
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Clock Tower, located at Connaught Gardens on Peak Hill Road, dates back to 1633. This castellated tower, which is partly rendered and constructed from flint, features high walls and steps at the head of Jacobs Ladder. It was originally part of the boathouse for an early 19th-century house known as "Seaview." This house had a sinister reputation in local tradition but has since been demolished, leaving only a few walls remaining. In 1934, the property was presented to the town by the Duke of Connaught and has since been developed into the Connaught Gardens.

Local climate

Clock Tower receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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