Building record MLI91612 - Clock Tower, Market Place, Wainfleet All Saints
Summary
Clock Tower, Market Place, Wainfleet All Saints
Type and Period (1)
- CLOCK TOWER (Post Medieval to Modern - 1899 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 47108
Clock tower. 1899. Red brick with burnt brick and ashlar dressings. Pyramidal lead roof with weathervane. Square plan.
Deep plinth containing doorway with plank door to east and single plaques inscribed with date, '1899', on other three sides. Three battered stages above divided by burnt brick bands. Each side with single keyed ashlar oculus containing clock face; each flanked by clasping pilasters with moulded capitals and dosserets above, rising to ashlar ball finials on each corner. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {1}
On a prominent position on the High Street is the Grade II Listed clock tower. It was built in 1899 and is quite a modest structure of three stages and with a pyramidal lead roof. It is its location rather than its height which give it prominence within the townscape. {2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI7870 Index: Department of the Environment. 1987. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 6/79 (494.021).
- <2> SLI11873 Report: QuBE Planning Ltd.. 2007. Wainfleet Conservation Area Appraisal. Page 17.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 49811 58955 (2m by 2m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WAINFLEET ALL SAINTS, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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