Construction
The foundation stone for the Clock Tower was laid on
28th September 1843 and it wouldn’t be completed until 1859;
fi ve years behind schedule. The Clock Tower was built from
the inside outwards, meaning that no scaff olding was ever
visible to the outside world.
The bottom 61 meters (200 ft) of the 96.3 meters (316 ft) high
Clock Tower consists of brickwork with sand colored Anston
limestone cladding. The remainder of the tower’s height is
made up of a framed spire of cast iron. The tower was
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