Abberley Clock Tower | |
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General information | |
Status | Private building |
Type | Clock tower |
Coordinates | 52°17′51″N2°22′33″W / 52.29745°N 2.37572°W |
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(s) | James Piers St Aubyn Clock by J. B. Joyce of Whitchurch |
Architecture firm | Patman and Fotheringham |
References | |
http://www.abberleyhall.co.uk/clock_tower |
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