Description

Circa 1897. Square section, 3-stage clocktower in square at centre of creetown. Creetown granite, with band course above 1st stage; door at ground, granite drinking troughs to N and S and bowl to E; louvred ventilator openings to tall 2nd stage, flanked by angle pilasters. Circular clockpanels with Roman numeral clock faces to each elevation of 3rd stage. Crenellated and coped parapet. Wrought -iron weathervane surmounting tower on bowed wrought-iron ties. Plague to E.

Statement of Interest

A similar, but more ornate, clocktower, dated 1871, stands in the High Street of Gatehouse of Fleet, listed separately. The Creetown clock tower was apparently built to commemorate Queen Victoria's Jubilee.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56617954

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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