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On a two-stepped base, a tall redbrick tower with four single courses of darker bricks below rows of nail head ornament. There is a relief bust of Queen Victoria on its west side and a relief of the royal coat of arms on its north side, all supporting a roofed four-sided clock topped with a crown.

Title

Jubilee Clock Tower

Date

1887

Medium

terracotta, brick, wood, stone & metal

Measurements

H 600 x W (?) x D (?) cm (E)

Accession number

NP15_AEB_S002

Acquisition method

funded by public subscription

Work type

Clock tower

Owner

Usk Town Council

Custodian

Usk Town Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

1887

Listing date

01/04/74

Access

at all times

Inscription description

on the east side within a plaque: 1887; and at the foot of the tower on its north side inscribed on a square metal plaque with white painted lettering: THIS CLOCK TOWER / WAS ERECTED BY SUBSCRIPTION IN USK / IN / COMMEMORATION OF THE JUBILEE / OF / QUEEN VICTORIA'S REIGN / 1837–1887

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