Jubilee Clock Tower, Weymouth
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The Jubilee Clock Tower in Weymouth is a brightly painted Victorian seaside clock tower built to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee and now serves as an iconic seafront landmark.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Victorian monument
ⓘ
clock tower ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Victorian ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Queen Victoria’s jubilees
ⓘ
Victorian seaside resort development ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Weymouth, Dorset
ⓘ
Clock towers in England ⓘ Jubilee monuments ⓘ |
| color | brightly painted ⓘ |
| commemorates | Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1888 ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 50.611°N 2.452°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facing | Weymouth seafront promenade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClock | four-sided clock ⓘ |
| hasPart |
clock faces
ⓘ
decorative finial ⓘ ornamental columns ⓘ plinth ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II listed building ⓘ |
| imageSubject |
postcards of Weymouth
ⓘ
tourism brochures for Weymouth ⓘ |
| inception | 1887 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dorset
ⓘ
Weymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Weymouth Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weymouth Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
The Esplanade, Weymouth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weymouth seafront NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | local authority ⓘ |
| material |
cast iron
ⓘ
stone base ⓘ |
| municipality | Weymouth and Portland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bright multi-coloured paint scheme
ⓘ
prominent position on Weymouth seafront ⓘ |
| owner | Weymouth and Portland Borough Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicAccess | exterior freely accessible ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| significantEvent |
erected for Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee celebrations
ⓘ
later painted in bright colours to enhance seafront appeal ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | popular with visitors to Weymouth seafront ⓘ |
| use |
public clock
ⓘ
seafront landmark ⓘ tourist photo spot ⓘ |
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