St Thomas' Church Clock - Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
N 53° 05.035 W 002° 14.597
30U E 550684 N 5881873
The clock is located on the tower of St Thomas' Church, The Avenue in Kidsgrove.
Waymark Code: WMV461
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/20/2017
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St Thomas’ Church is a structure of blue brick, erected in 1837 and is attributed to Thomas Kinnersley of Clough Hall – a local landowner and business proprietor. (
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An extract from Kelly's Directory of Staffordshire, 1896 describes the church as; 'consisting of chancel, nave, aisles and an embattled western tower containing a clock and 6 bells: the chancel windows are stained and the church affords 600 sittings; it has a detached cemetery, with a mortuary chapel.' (
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The tower has three clock faces:-
The clock over the entrance has a raised stone surround, white face, black markings, roman numerals and decorative hands.
The clocks on the sides of the tower appear older, they have a raised stone surround with black tarnished faces, gold markings, which are faded, roman numerals and decorative hands.
They were all working at the time of my visit.