Clock tower, Gravesend
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Clock tower, Gravesend
Image: © Richard Rogerson Taken: 1 Jun 2012
The town’s clock tower at the top of Harmer Street. The foundation stone was laid on 6 September 1887. The memorial stone states that the clock tower was dedicated to Queen Victoria, to commemorate the 50th year of her reign. The design was based on St Stephens tower, the Westminster tower that houses Big Ben. The tower is built of Portland and Dumfries stone, backed with hard stock brickwork. The centre of the clock itself is measured 15 m above the ground and the face is 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) in diameter.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.441586
Longitude
0.37303