Blackett Street, Emerson Chambers, clock
Blackett Street, Emerson Chambers, clock
HER Number
12220
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Blackett Street, Emerson Chambers, clock
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Site Type: Broad
Ornamental Clock
Site Type: Specific
Ornamental Clock
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Art Nouveau style clock in right hand side turret designed by Benjamin Simpson. This clock has been removed from the building. It was a weight-driven clock which was installed by William Potts in 1904. It was mechanised in 1965.
Easting
424800
Northing
564400
Grid Reference
NZ424800564400
Sources
Thomas Yellowley, 2006, Newcastle timepieces in Tyneside's Finest, 2006, p 191; Brenda Whitelock, 1992, Timepieces of Newcastle, pp 52-53