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Latitude: 50.6289 / 50°37'44"N
Longitude: -1.1725 / 1°10'20"W
OS Eastings: 458625
OS Northings: 81351
OS Grid: SZ586813
Mapcode National: GBR 9DS.JCH
Mapcode Global: FRA 87FD.WK1
Plus Code: 9C2WJRHH+H2
Entry Name: Clock Tower and Drinking Fountain
Listing Date: 14 February 1992
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1034301
English Heritage Legacy ID: 310249
ID on this website: 101034301
Location: Shanklin, Isle of Wight, PO37
County: Isle of Wight
Civil Parish: Shanklin
Built-Up Area: Shanklin
Traditional County: Hampshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Isle of Wight
Church of England Parish: Shanklin St Saviour-on-the-Cliff
Church of England Diocese: Portsmouth
Tagged with: Clock tower
SHANKLIN
SZ5881 THE ESPLANADE
1352-0/8/189 Clock Tower and Drinking Fountain
II
Clock tower and drinking fountain. Probably a Jubilee memorial
of 1887 or 1897, but inscription now illegible. Built of Isle
of Wight stone ashlar with metal clock face and painted lead
on cast iron roof. Square tower of 3 stages on base of 3 stone
steps. 1st stage has small round-headed opening with gabled
canopy above on north face (to service clock) and cast iron
drinking fountain on south face with semi-circular bowl and
round-headed panel behind with inscription "Keep the Pavement
dry" and representation of 2 doves, the whole having gabled
canopy above. Narrower second stage divided by moulded bands
with chamfered corners and carved stone corbels to top. Third
stage has a clock face on all sides set into sunk panels.
Pyramidal roof surmounted by spire with weathervane and
trefoliated bell opening on pillars with quatrefoil piercing
above.
Listing NGR: SZ5862581351
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