Promenade, Grants Clock

HER Number

9469

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Promenade, Grants Clock

Place

Whitley Bay

Map Sheet

NZ37SE

Class

Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad

Ornamental Clock

Site Type: Specific

Ornamental Clock

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Unveiled by Councillor James Hamilton Grant on 12th April 1933 and presented to the people of Whitley Bay. Described as "a little sister to the lighthouse" it has a pillar of white terracotta (since painted black). LOCAL LIST

Easting

435760

Northing

572400

Grid Reference

NZ435760572400

Sources

North Tyneside Council, Draft Local List Nominations, 2006; North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9)