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Jubilee Clock Tower

Description

Clock tower with bronze portrait medaillons on the four faces. The design was by Henry Arthur Cheers, the clock was designed by Lord Grimthorpe and the constructor was Mr. F. Pearce, of Westgate.
Portrayed are:

Margate - Jubilee Clock Tower
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Queen Victoria, (London 1819 - Osborne House 1901), Queen of Great-Britain, 1837-1901 (Wikipedia).
Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (London 1841 - London 1910), King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, 1901-1910 (Wikipedia).
Princess of Wales, Alexandra of Denmark (København 1844 - Sandringham House, Norfolk 1925), wife of Edward VII (Wikipedia).
Medaillon with a crown and text JUBILEE 1887.

Annotation

Opened 24 May 1889.

Margate - Jubilee Clock Tower

Sculptor

Henry Arthur Cheers (Great Boughton, Chester 1853 - Twickenham 1916), British architect (Biography).

Sources & Information

Bob Speel, Sculpture in Margate, Kent.

Locatie (N 51°23'13" - E 1°22'43") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbse099; Photograph: 14 August 2015 / updated: 8 December 2019
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