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The clock tower was built to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887. The four clock faces are set in stone with heraldic beasts below, and plaques with busts of Queen Victoria, the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII), the Princess of Wales (later Queen Alexandra), and the crown encircled by the word 'Jubilee' and the year 1887. The original four medallions were cast in terracotta by Doulton but were replaced by new copper repoussé panels created by Ronald Stone, a local craftsman. The three replacement medallions, bearing portrait busts, are replicas of the originals, but the fourth medallion is missing much of its original dedicatory inscription. At the top of the tower is a small octagonal cupola and dome in cast iron surmounted by a weathervane and a time ball.
Title
Jubilee Clock Tower
Date
1888–1889
Medium
Kentish ragstone & Portland stone
Accession number
CT9_AM_S006
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
Clock tower
Owner
Thanet District Council
Custodian
Thanet District Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
24th May 1889
Listing date
22/02/73
Access
at all times