Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Clock Tower
Region ID | AH | |
Work ID | 509 | |
Manual Reference | BRIDGEND011 | |
Title | Clock Tower | |
Builder | Hartland, O.C. | |
Date of design | 1955 | |
Year of unveiling | 1955 | |
Unveiling details | September 1955 | |
Road | A4061 | |
Precise Location | In centre of roundabout on main road through village | |
A to Z Ref | ||
OS Ref | SS938924 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | Wyndham Medical Aid Society | |
Notes | ||
Tall square red brick clock tower set on three concrete steps. Metal panels painted black on each face of shaft, one with inscription. Stone cap to tower and stone banding around upper part of tower. Clock face to four sides, each face covered by ?perspex. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1955 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | Incised on black panel, letters painted gold: THIS CLOCK TOWER / WAS ERECTED TO / COMMEMORATE THE / WYNDHAM MEDICAL / AID SOCIETY FROM / SUBSCRIPTIONS / BY ITS MEMBERS. / D.J. RICHARDS CHAIRMAN / OWEN JONES HON SEC / W.T. HARRIS CHARTERED SURVEYOR / O.C. HARTLAND & SONS / CONTRACTORS / SEPT. 1955 | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Clock Tower | Brick with metal (?iron) panels | 760cm high approx |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Metallic staining | Weathering of metal panels |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
None | Good condition |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
Graffiti | Some scratching of initials and splashes of paint also on panels |