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Herne Bay Clock Tower
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Christie
November 14, 2021
Built in 1837 and is a memorial to the fallen of the Second Boer War. Working clock with chimes on the hour.
Carly-Jane
May 30, 2022
The clocktower has roots with 31 Marine House! Taken from Wikipedia: ''At the time of the erection of the Clock Tower, Ann Thwaytes (1789–1866) was the rich widow of London grocer William Thwaytes.[7] Between 1834 and 1840 she visited Herne Bay regularly with friends, staying with Mr Camplin who owned number 8 (now 30) Marine Terrace on Central Parade, and became an established town benefactor of Herne Bay.[8] While there in 1836 she donated £4,000 for the erection of the Clock Tower, which may have cost £5,000 to build.[1][5][9] A blue plaque has been erected in her memory by City of Canterbury Council, at Central Parade near the Clock Tower.[10] The Clock Tower was conceived within five years of the completion of Herne Bay's first pier of 1832, when the town was in the throes of its initial popularity and development. Herne Bay historian Mike Bundock suggests a possible inspiration for the unusual design of this tower.[4] On the back of 31 Marine Terrace, next door to Mrs Thwaytes' holiday residence, was a Royal Exchange Assurance lead firemark badge which bore a picture of the Royal Exchange tower, designed by Edward Jarman in 1721.[11] Mrs Thwaytes was already familiar with the Royal Exchange tower, as she had lived close to it during her marriage.[4][12][13] In 1836, possibly inspired by the success of the nearby pier and the grandeur of this image, Mrs Thwaytes requested the young architect Edwin James Dangerfield (1807–1879) of London and Herne Bay to draw a plan of a tower in the style of a Grecian temple with a clock at the top.''
The clocktower has roots with 31 Marine House! Taken from Wikipedia: ''At the time of the erection of the Clock Tower, Ann Thwaytes (1789–1866) was the rich widow of London grocer William Thwaytes.[7] Between 1834 and 1840 she visited Herne Bay regularly with friends, staying with Mr Camplin who…
Angela
July 5, 2019
A beautifully built clock tower that stands proud locally in the seafront. In the evening it is lights up with an array of colours.
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72 Central Parade
Herne Bay, England