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The sphere is a time-ball, designed by Magnus Volk and controlled by landline from Greenwich Observatory. The ball rose hydraulically up the mast and fell on the hour but functioned only for a few years and was stopped following complaints about the noise.
Title
Jubilee Clock Tower
Date
1888
Medium
granite, Portland stone, enamel & gilt copper
Accession number
BN1_LS_S022
Acquisition method
commissioned by James Willing, local advertising contractor
Work type
Clock tower
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
28th June 1888
Listing date
26/08/99
Access
at all times
Inscription description
on a bronze plaque underneath the portrait of Queen Victoria: THIS CLOCK TOWER / WAS PRESENTED TO THE PEOPLE OF BRIGHTON / IN COMMEMORATION OF THE / JUBILEE YEAR OF THE REIGN OF / HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA / BY / JAMES WILLING ESQRE. / THE MEMORIAL STONE WAS LAID BY / THE RIGHT HON. SIR ARTHUR OTWAY BART. / ON THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY 1888 / EDWARD MARTIN. MAYOR / FRANCIS J. TILLSTONE. TOWN CLERK / JOHN JOHNSON ARCHITECT / J.T. CHAPPELL BUILDER
