Millenium Clock Tower
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Location
| Street: | High Street |
| Town: | Littlehampton |
| Parish: | Littlehampton |
| Council: | Arun District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN17 |
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| Object setting: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Outside the entrance to Sainsburys store |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 167 |
| Grid reference: | K4 |
| 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 : | John Coles |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Littlehampton Town Council |
| Construction period: | 2000 |
| Installation date: | 2000 |
| Unveiling date: | 11/05/2000 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Littlehampton Town Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | A wooden, cream painted clock tower with slatted wood sides narrowing towards the top where a wooden cuboid housing holds a gilt lettered clock on all four sides. At the top of the structure there is a weather vane that also holds a painted metal representation of the Coat of Arms of Littlehampton with the motto 'PROGRESS'. |
| Inscription: | LITTLEHAMPTON TOWN CLOCK The Town Clock was commissioned by Littlehampton Town Council to commemorate the Millenium. It was funded by the Town Council with contributions from the Single Regeneration Budget and the Town Centre Action Group The clock mechanism was fitted by local resident John Coles. The Town Mayor, Cllr Mike Northeast unveiled this plaque on Thursday 11 May 2000. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Free Standing, Commemorative, Architectural, Functional |
| Object type1: | Building |
| Object subtype1: | Clock tower |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Clock tower and vane |
| Material: | Wood and metal |
| Height (cm): | 725 |
| Width (cm): | 210 |
| Depth (cm): | 210 |
| Part 2: | Base |
| Material: | Concrete and pebble |
| Height (cm): | 15 |
| Width (cm): | 310 |
| Depth (cm): | 310 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 29/05/2008 |
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History
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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