Abberley Clock Tower

Abberley Clock Tower
General information
Status Private building
Type Clock tower
Coordinates 52°17′51″N 2°22′33″W / 52.29745°N 2.37572°W / 52.29745; -2.37572Coordinates: 52°17′51″N 2°22′33″W / 52.29745°N 2.37572°W / 52.29745; -2.37572
Construction started 29 June 1883
Completed October 1884
Cost £7980
Client John Joseph Jones
Owner Abberley Hall School
Height 161 feet (49 m)
Design and construction
Architect James Piers St Aubyn
Clock by J. B. Joyce of Whitchurch
Architecture firm Patman and Fotheringham
References
http://www.abberleyhall.co.uk/clock_tower

Abberley Clock Tower is a prominent distinctive clock tower in Abberley, Worcestershire, England. Built by James Piers St Aubyn around 1883 for Abberley Hall[1] it is now part of Abberley Hall School. It is a Grade II* listed building[2] and claimed to be visible from six counties.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Clock Tower". Abberley Hall School. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  2. Historic England. "Abberley Clock Tower  (Grade II*) (1082707)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 October 2013.


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