The Clock Turret, About 180 Metres East Of Avishays

The Clock Turret, also known as The Castle, is a clock tower located about 180 metres east of Avishays in Chaffcombe. It is likely a 19th-century folly constructed from local stone rubble with some flintwork and features Ham stone dressings. The roof is made of lead sheet and is bell-hipped. The structure has a square plan and is a single-storey building topped with a turret. It includes a plinth, string course, and a battlemented parapet. The ogee-curved roof supports a square timber turret that is recessed at the corners, with a similar bell-hip roof that has a ball finial on top and houses one bell. The clock face is located on the west side of the turret, which also has a boarded door in a simple opening on the west side. There are two-light plain-mullioned rectangular-leaded windows on the north and south sides, featuring internal vertical iron bars. Inside, there is a clock mechanism by Gillet and Johnson of Croydon, dating from the 20th century, though the exact date is not readable from the outside. The Clock Turret is of considerable group value within an important 18th-century estate.