Front Street, clock tower

HER Number:
7335

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Front Street, clock tower

Place:
Tynemouth

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:
Ornamental Clock

Site Type: Specific:
Ornamental Clock

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Clock tower and drinking fountain. 1861 by Oliver and Lamb. Polychrome brick and ashlar with lead roofs. Venetian Gothic style. Tall square tower with 8-panelled door on east side. Arches over granite bowls on north and south sides. Clock faces under pyramidal roof. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
437100

Northing:
569400

Grid Reference:
NZ437100569400

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 10/71