Caledonian Park Cattle Market Clock Tower - Town Clocks on Waymarking.com

The market was designed by the corporation's architect, James Bunstone Bunning. He had previously drawn up plans to rebuild the cattle market at Smithfield, before the Corporation decided to remove the trade in live animals to a site outside the City itself.

The central market area was arranged in a rectangle with stalls and pens for cattle, sheep and pigs and a 46 metres (151 ft) tall central clock tower. Dealers' offices were arranged in the central area and slaughter houses were close by. The market was enclosed by cast iron railings, the columns of which were topped with cast iron heads of the animals traded. The railings remain but the heads were removed many years ago.

The northern part of the main market site was redeveloped by the Greater London Council (GLC) as the Market Estate and completed in 1967 to a design by architects Farber & Bartholomew. On the western area where sheep were kept, the Corporation built the York Way Estate to designs by McMorran & Whitby and completed in 1969. The southern area of the market, south of Market Road, where the cattle were kept and where the slaughter houses were is now sports pitches. The rest forms Caledonian Park.

At the break-up of the GLC, Market Estate was transferred to the control of the local authority, London Borough of Islington. After years of poor maintenance and declining social conditions, the estate was transferred to a Registered Social Landlord, Southern Housing, in 2005. The whole estate has been regenerated, with the original blocks being demolished and replaced with a new layout of streets.

The Clock Tower is the only easily recognisable remaining feature and is in excellent condition, created in a cross style base with impressive double arches along each 'arm' and a clock face on each side.

Status: Working Display: Mounted Year built: 01/01/1886 Web link to additional info: Not listed

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