Chamberlain Clock
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Chamberlain Clock
Image: © Philip Halling Taken: 9 May 2026
The Chamberlain Clock stands in the centre of the road at the junction of Vyse Street, Frederick Street and Warstone Lane in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter. This cast-iron Edwardian clock tower was erected in 1903 to mark Joseph Chamberlain's tour of South Africa from December 1902 to February 1903, after the end of the Second Boer War. The clock was unveiled in January 1904 by Mary Crowninshield Endicott, Joseph Chamberlain's third wife. The clock was originally clockwork with a winding handle, but was later adapted to electricity. In August 2020, the clock was removed for restoration work by Smith of Derby. It was returned to this site in March 2021. Today, it is difficult to imaging a politician being so popular that a clock was erected in their memory. It is not the only memorial remembering Birmingham's adopted son. There is also a Chamberlain Memorial Image in Chamberlain Square, and 'Old Joe', at around 100 metres the world's tallest free-standing clock tower which is at the University of Birmingham Image
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Image Location
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52.487005
Longitude
-1.912628