Historic houses · North East England
Morpeth Clock Tower
In or near Mitford.
Morpeth Clock Tower in England North East, United Kingdom.
Geoff Holland — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Morpeth · 0.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Morpeth Clock Tower is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
Morpeth Clock Tower is a family-run escape room venue offering immersive live escape games. Visitors can choose from various themed rooms where they must solve puzzles and challenges within a set time to escape.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Morpeth Clock Tower is a building located off the Market Place, Morpeth, England. The tower stands 60 ft high with walls 3 ft 6 in thick. It stands close to the Morpeth Town Hall (originally designed by Vanbrugh in 1714) and the YMCA buildings of 1905. It is Grade II* listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Clock Tower was constructed sometime between 1604 and 1634 out of recycled Medieval stone giving it its much older appearance. The stone was thought to come from a gatehouse that previously stood at the west end of Oldgate. However, it is more likely to have been built out of stone from the nearby ruined Newminster Abbey which was dissolved in 1537. The tower acquired a peal of six bells cast by the prominent bell founder Richard Phelps (of Whitechapel Bell Foundry) in 1706 at the request of Major General Edmund Maine, MP of Morpeth. These bells were originally intended to be made for the Parish Church of Berwick-upon-Tweed. However, the people of Berwick failed to elect the Maine to…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.1675, -1.6912
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Morpeth
- Postcode
- NE61 1PY
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Phone
- +441670 631439
- Nearest railway station
- Morpeth — 0.8 km
- Official site
- www.northumberlandescaperooms.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q15256313 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Morpeth Clock Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Morpeth Clock Tower?
- Morpeth Clock Tower is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE61 1PY), in the parish of Morpeth.
- What is Morpeth Clock Tower?
- Morpeth Clock Tower in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Morpeth Clock Tower?
- The nearest railway station is Morpeth, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE61 1PY.
- Is Morpeth Clock Tower a protected site?
- Yes — Morpeth Clock Tower is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Morpeth Clock Tower?
- The nearest railway station is Morpeth, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE61 1PY.