Clock Tower
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Location
| Street: | West Parade |
| Town: | Bexhill on Sea |
| Parish: | Bexhill on Sea |
| Council: | Rother District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | TN39 |
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| Object setting: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | In the middle of the road, opposite Park Avenue |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 145 |
| Grid reference: | J2 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
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Makers
| Name : | Robert Hembrow |
| Role: | Architect |
| Company/Group : | Benjamin Gaston, Bexhill |
| Role: | Builder |
| Qualify: | and |
| Company/Group : | F. Ransome, Bexhill |
| Role: | Builder |
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General Information
| Installation date: | 1904 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Rother District Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | A square, rather plain clock tower facing south set on a single stepped base. There are clock faces on all four sides. A stone, inscribed plaque has been attached to the south face. The north face has a door. A weather vane surmounts the structure. The whole structure has been painted in heavy gloss bright colours. |
| Inscription: | EDWARD VII CORONATION MEMORIAL |
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Classification
| Categories: | Roadside / Wayside, Free Standing, Functional, Commemorative, Architectural |
| Object type1: | Building |
| Object subtype1: | Clock tower |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Tower |
| Material: | Imitation Bath stone |
| Height (cm): | 820 |
| Width (cm): | 250 |
| Depth (cm): | 250 |
| Part 2: | Single stepped base |
| Material: | Imitation Bath stone |
| Height (cm): | 20 |
| Width (cm): | 280 |
| Depth (cm): | 280 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 15/10/2007 |
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History
| History: | Intended to commemorate the Coronation of Edward VII on 9 August 1902 but was not completed until 1904. This was due to poor planning and to avoid embarassment, no plaque or dedication was ever installed. Mr. J.W. Webb, a local builder, gave the land on West Parade to the Council for the erection of the Clock Tower. Other suggestions were made as to the most fitting memorial - a cottage hospital was suggested for instance but the Council eventually decided on a Clock Tower. The present clock is not the original one, the signature inside the tower states Andrew Kemp and Norman Holmes. |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | 'Images of England: Bexhill on Sea' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Porter, Julian. |
| Publisher: | Tempus Publishing Ltd. Stroud. |
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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