Clock Tower, Clevedon

Clock Tower
Location:	Clevedon, North Somerset
Coordinates:	51°26′18″N 2°51′14″W / 51.43833°N 2.85389°W / 51.43833; -2.85389Coordinates: 51°26′18″N 2°51′14″W / 51.43833°N 2.85389°W / 51.43833; -2.85389
Built:	1898
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated:	22 January 1976[1]
Reference #:	33142
Location of Clock Tower in Somerset

A Victorian Clock Tower located in the heart of the Triangle shopping centre in Clevedon, Somerset, England.^[2] It has been designated as a Grade II listed building.^[1]

History

The clock tower was given to the town in the late 19th century by Sir Charles Elton to commemorate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria ,^[3] and is decorated with Elton Ware pottery tiles, and an image of Father Time,^[4] also made from Elton Ware pottery,^[5] provided by his grandson Sir Edmund Elton, both residents of nearby Clevedon Court. At the base of the tower is a drinking fountain, but it has been out of use for many years.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Clock Tower". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=33142. Retrieved 2009-06-12. 
2. ^ "Views of Clevedon — Page 2". Eastmond.net. 2005-07-24. http://www.eastmond.net/clview2.html. Retrieved 2009-06-12. 
3. ^ "Clevedon History". Clevedon.gov.uk. http://www.clevedon.gov.uk/history.html. Retrieved 2009-06-12. 
4. ^ Lilly, Jane (2004). Clevedon: Photographic Memories (paperback ed.). Frith Book Company Ltd. ISBN 1-8597-838-2. 
5. ^ "ELTON info". www.1827-1956.com. http://www.1827-1956.com/Potteries/Elton.html. Retrieved 2009-06-12. 

See also

• Clevedon
• Clevedon Court