George V Coronation Memorial Clock Tower is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1973. Clock tower. 1 related planning application.
George V Coronation Memorial Clock Tower
- WRENN ID
- sombre-brick-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby MP: Alison Hume (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 June 1973
- Type
- Clock tower
- Address
- George V Coronation Memorial Clock Tower, the Esplanade, Scarborough, YO11 2AF
- OS grid reference
- TA 046 871
- Coordinates
- 54.26947, -0.39431
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The George V Coronation Memorial Clock Tower, built in 1911 and presented by Arthur Shuttleworth, is located on The Esplanade. Constructed from ashlar stone, the tower has a square base featuring arched openings and rusticated pilasters on either side. An entablature with obelisk finials decorates the corners. Above this, the octagonal clock stage is adorned with Ionic columns on the main faces, each topped with segmental pediments. The structure is crowned by an octagonal leaded cupola that includes small arched openings. The clock tower is set on a balustraded terrace.
Local climate
George V Coronation Memorial Clock Tower receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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