Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Clock Tower Photograph
Region ID | AH | |
Work ID | 227 | |
Manual Reference | GWYNEDD015 | |
Title | Clock Tower | |
Architect | Neill, A. | |
Builder | Humphreys, T.J. | |
Date of design | 1886-87 | |
Year of unveiling | ||
Unveiling details | ||
Road | High Street | |
Precise Location | At junction with Garth Road | |
A to Z Ref | ||
OS Ref | SH582721 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | Thomas Lewis, J.P. | |
Notes | ||
Cadw report: 'Square red brick tower with plinth and freestone dressings, including clock face surrounds over dentil cornice; timber octagonal 2-stage cupola with weathervane.' Slate tablet on NW side of tower refers to restoration work carried out in 1986. | ||
Presented by Alderman Thomas Lewis to the city of Bangor during his tenure as mayor in 1886-87. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | ||
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | Inscription on stone tablet on SE side of tower: ERECTED & PRESENTED / TO THE / CITY OF BANGOR / BY ALDN. THOMAS LEWIS, J.P. / GARTH' ERWEN / DURING HIS MAYORALTY, / AS A TOKEN OF / HIS INTEREST IN THE / WELFARE OF THE CITY. / 1886-7 | |
Signatures | Name of architect (A. Neill, Leeds) and builder (T.J. Humphreys, Bangor) included on inscription tablet on SE side of tower | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Whole work | Red brick, freestone and timber | 914cm high approx |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
No damage | |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Other | Restored in 1986 |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
Graffiti | Small amount of black pen marks on lower part of tower |
