Clock Tower, Clevedon Explained

Clock Tower
Coordinates:	51.4363°N -2.8521°W
Location:	Clevedon, North Somerset
Built:	1898
Designation1:	Grade II Listed Building
Designation1 Date:	22 January 1976^[1]
Designation1 Number:	1129703

A Victorian Clock Tower is 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.

See also

• Clevedon
• Clevedon Court

Notes and References

1. Web site: Clock Tower. historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. 2009-06-12.
2. Web site: Views of Clevedon — Page 2 . Eastmond.net . 2005-07-24 . 2009-06-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723104550/http://www.eastmond.net/clview2.html . 2011-07-23 .
3. Web site: Clevedon History . Clevedon.gov.uk . 2009-06-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100807224454/http://www.clevedon.gov.uk/history.html . 2010-08-07 .
4. Book: Lilly, Jane . Clevedon: Photographic Memories . 2004 . Frith Book Company Ltd . paperback . 978-1-85937-838-0 .
5. Web site: ELTON info . www.1827-1956.com . 2009-06-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090326103920/http://1827-1956.com/Potteries/Elton.html . 2009-03-26 .