Nailsworth War Memorial Clock Tower

The Nailsworth War Memorial Clock Tower is a war memorial designed by Peter Falconer and built between 1951 and 1952. It is constructed from limestone rubble with ashlar limestone dressings and has a square footprint, situated in a green area at the center of Nailsworth.

The exterior of the clock tower tapers slightly towards the top and features four equal faces made of rubble stone between ashlar quoins. The south-western face includes a moulded entrance doorway that contains a three-panelled, raised and fielded timber door, which has an engraved brass plaque. The plaque states: "THIS CLOCK TOWER ERECTED / IN 1951 STANDS AS A MEMORIAL / TO ALL THOSE OF THE CIVIL / PARISH OF NAILSWORTH / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WARS / 1914-1918 AND 1939-1945." Each elevation displays a white clock face with black Roman numerals set within a moulded stone surround near the top. The tower is capped with a moulding from which plain, cylindrical pillars rise at each corner, supporting an overhanging square cap.

Inside, the tower contains a clock mechanism made by Gillett & Johnston, featuring ting-tang and strike gear that utilizes two bells cast by Joseph Rudhall in 1795 for the old Chapel of St George.