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

Lats/Lons:

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)