Royal Dockyard Clock House - Woolwich Dockyard, London, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Master Mariner
N 51° 29.627 E 000° 03.194
31U E 295449 N 5708855
This clock sits atop a building known as the Clock House that faces the entrance to the former Royal Dockyard in Woolwich.
Waymark Code: WMRKPD
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/05/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
Views: 4

The cuppola has four identical clock faces beneath it with each ointing in a compass cardinal direction. Only one face is described here as they are all the same.

The clock face is circular, coloured black and is mounted on the specially made structure. The hour and minute marks are painted directly on to the clock face and are gold in colour. The hour marks are Roman numerals. The hands, also coloured gold, are a basic design without tails.

The Clock House is a Grade II listed building with the entry at the Historic England website advising:

Early-mid C18 building with alterations. 2 storeys, attic and basement, 7 windows. High pitched, hipped slated roof. 4 square dormers. Central square, stuccoed clock tower with plinth, quoins and moulded cornice curved up in centres to accommodate 4 large clock faces. Octagonal open cupola above, round arched on alternate sides and holding leaded dome with vane. Multicoloured stock brick, brick and stone cornice and stone coped brick parapet. 3 central bays project slightly under pediment with blocked round window. 1st floor band, basement plinth. Gauged, flat yellow brick arches to sash windows with glazing bars, mostly replaced. Some windows blocked. Early-mid C19 flight of steps in centre, forked to reach 2 enclosed wood porches, one at either side of centre section. These porches have round arched sash windows with glazing bars, in moulded architraves, on fronts; and doors under radmal fanlights on inner returns. 6-bay returns in similar style to front; rear elevation also has pediment but is marred by additions and plumbing.

Status: Working

Display: Mounted

Year built: Not listed

Web link to additional info: Not listed

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