Aquarium Clock Tower
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Location
| Street: | Marine Parade |
| Town: | Brighton |
| Parish: | Brighton |
| Council: | Brighton & Hove City Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN2 |
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| Object setting: | On building |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | On the roundabout, next to the Palace Pier |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 162 |
| Grid reference: | F9 |
| 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 : | T. Boxall |
| Role: | Designer |
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General Information
| Installation date: | 10/1874 |
| Work is: | Lost |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Iconographical description: | The clock tower had four bronze allegorical statues around the base, one at each corner. They represented the four seasons. See 'Spring and Summer', Brighton. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Architectural, Functional |
| Object type1: | Building |
| Object subtype1: | Clock tower |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
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Object Condition
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History
| History: | The Aquarium was the brainchild of Eugenius Birch the famous pier engineer. The project was completed in 1872 and was inaugurated by Prince Arthur at Easter. It was formerly opened to the public on 10 August 1872 by the then Mayor, John Cordy Burrows. The clock tower, gateway and toll houses were added by T. Boxall in October 1874. They were demolished in November 1928 during modernization by the then Borough Engineer, David Edwards. Some residents of Brighton erroneously believe that the clock tower was moved to the Palace Pier - this is in fact a completely different clock and tower. |
| Hard archive file: | Yes |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | 'Encyclopaedia OF Brighton' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Carder, Timothy |
| Date: | 00/00/1990 |
| Publisher: | East Sussex County Libraries. Lewes. |
Further information: | |
| http://www.brightonsarchitecture.com/aquarium.html | |
| http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/page_id__7688_path__0p115p195p898p.aspx | |
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Photographs
Author: Brighton & Hove Museums Copyright: Brighton & Hove Museums | |
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