War Memorial Clock Tower

Heritage listing

Details A roughcast concrete war memorial clock tower, unveiled in 1931, designed by Henry Thomas and sited in a prominent position at the edge of the town's medieval amphitheatre. The square-plan memorial consists of a three-stepped base, upon which stands a plinth with moulded cornice. From this rises the plain square shaft of the clock tower terminating in a cornice adjoining the upper-stage which has a clock face within simple moulding on each of the four sides. It has a squat arching spirelet with a lucarne on each side, and a weather vane. On the plinth are tablets inscribed with lead lettering; on the north is 'THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED IN GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FROM THIS TOWN / GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918', followed by a roll of honour. On the east and west sides of the plinth the tablets are inscribed 'IN MEMORIAM / WORLD WAR 1939-1945', with the names of the fallen. There is a low, decorative iron fence around the base. It is sited in a prominent position at the edge of the town's medieval amphitheatre and has group value with neighbouring listed buildings. This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 5 October 2017.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.