Bournemouth: Lansdowne clock tower
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Bournemouth: Lansdowne clock tower by Chris Downer as part of the Geograph project.
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Bournemouth: Lansdowne clock tower
Image: © Chris Downer Taken: Unknown
A well known landmark in Bournemouth, this was built as the municipal college, completed in 1919, and remains the Bournemouth campus of Bournemouth & Poole College of Further Education. On its completion, it was branded an eyesore; however, with the wartime bombing of the Hotel Metropole opposite and its replacement by a more modern structure – along with plenty other recent development – it is one of the oldest and most striking buildings in this part of town. See also Image; detail of the tower can be seen at Image Since November 2004 the clock has been out of action and there is currently an appeal for £¾m to get the thing started again – the hands are at the moment stuck at approximately twelve o'clock, more approximately on some sides than others. (Update - see also Image - the clock was put back into use on 3 September 2010.)
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Image Location
Latitude
50.721338
Longitude
-1.865653