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

Sources

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