Public art & sculpture · South East England
Clock Tower
Clock Tower in England South East, United Kingdom.
José Luiz — CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Clock Tower is a public sculpture in England South East, United Kingdom, dating from 1888. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Clock Tower (sometimes called the Jubilee Clock Tower) is a free-standing clock tower in the centre of Brighton, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. Built in 1888 in commemoration of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria, the distinctive structure included innovative structural features and became a landmark in the popular and fashionable seaside resort. The city's residents "retain a nostalgic affection" for it, even though opinion is sharply divided as to the tower's architectural merit. English Heritage has listed the clock tower at Grade II for its architectural and historical importance.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The small fishing village of Brighthelmston was transformed into a fashionable seaside resort and thriving commercial centre after local doctor Richard Russell's treatise explaining the health-giving effects of drinking and bathing in seawater became a fad in the late 18th century. Royal patronage ensued—the Prince Regent (later King George IV) moved into a farmhouse which became the lavish Royal Pavilion—and speculative residential and commercial development, encouraged by transport improvements, attracted large numbers of day-trippers, holidaymakers and new residents throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. By the 1780s, North Street had become established as an important shopping street,…
Architecture
The Clock Tower is a Classical-style structure with Baroque touches. <gallery> File:Prince Consort - geograph.org.uk - 874171.jpg|Portrait of Albert, Prince Consort File:Prince of Wales - geograph.org.uk - 874167.jpg|Portrait of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII File:Princess of Wales - geograph.org.uk - 874172.jpg|Portrait of the Princess of Wales, later Queen Alexandra File:Queen Victoria - geograph.org.uk - 874164.jpg|Portrait of Queen Victoria </gallery>
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.8237, -0.1436
- District
- Brighton and Hove
- Parish
- Brighton and Hove, unparished area
- Postcode
- BN1 3FE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brighton Pavilion
- Established
- 1888
Sources
- wikidata: Q5134787 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Clock Tower, Brighton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Clock Tower?
- Clock Tower is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BN1 3FE), in the parish of Brighton and Hove, unparished area.
- When was Clock Tower built?
- Built or established in 1888.
- Who owns Clock Tower?
- Clock Tower is owned by | designation1 = Grade II.
- Is Clock Tower free to visit?
- Yes, Clock Tower is free to enter.
- How do I get to Clock Tower?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BN1 3FE. It sits within the Brighton Pavilion parliamentary constituency.