George Burrow Gregory Memorial Clock Tower
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Location
| Street: | London Road |
| Town: | Hurst Green |
| Parish: | Hurst Green |
| Council: | Rother District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | TN19 |
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| Object setting: | On building |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | On the Old Court House, 48 London Road, opposite Station Road |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 43 |
| Grid reference: | H7 |
| 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
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Public subscription |
| Construction period: | 1892 |
| Installation date: | 1892 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Rother District Council |
| Object listing: | Grade II: of special interest warranting every effort to preserve them |
| Description: | Courthouse, wing and entrance porch have moulded stone copped gables and moulded stone kneelers. A slightly projecting central feature on the front of courthouse contains a large window; 3 lights wide with stone mullions and 2 upper transoms under a full width segmental arched head all within a moulded stone rectangular frame with crowning cornice. A panel with ogee ends linked by a stone string course contains an armorial shield with date. Above the clock turret with stone quoined battered angles and clock faces to front and sides at top is crowned by an octagonal timber bellcote with copper ogee cap and finial. |
| Inscription: | THE TOWER AND CLOCK WERE ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION IN MEMORY OF GEORGE BURROW GREGORY OF BOARZELL WHO DIED 5TH OF MARCH 1892 |
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Classification
| Categories: | Commemorative, 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
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 17/09/2008 |
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History
| History: | George Burrow Gregory was an East Sussex Conservative MP between 1868 and 1874 |
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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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