Tower Clock, Church of St.Mary Magdalene, Ickleton, Cambridgeshire. CB10 1SL. - Town Clocks on Waymarking.com

The parish Church of St Mary Magdalene is Grade I listed. It has C11th work in the nave and arcades, clerestorey, north aisle and lower part of the tower. There are late C13th or early C14th inserted arches to the north and south of the central tower and transepts. The central tower was heightened c.1340, which was probably allowed following the insertion of the reinforcing arches. The south aisle was widened and rebuilt with the south transept about this time as well. In the C14th a new south porch and upper clerestorey was added together with a new nave roof. Next a spire was added to tower and the south porch was rebuilt with a vaulted roof in the late C14th. The chancel was rebuilt mid C15th and the north chapel and vestry added. From the C18th much rebuilding was required; the chancel was rebuilt retaining the C15th details in 1882-5. Restorations of the nave roof in 1908-9, and again in 1935, and the steeple was repaired in 1948. A fire in the south transept in 1979 destroyed the roof but subsequent cleaning revealed Cl2th wall paintings in the nave.

The tower clock is dated 1855 and has one square face on the south side of the tower. It is set in a scrolled surround with a drip moulding above. On the blue background are two rings with the hour and minute marks, the Roman numerals are inscribed into the face and the date '1855' appears in the four corners. The hands are of a type having a 'heart'-shaped hour hand end and a 'sun'-shaped minute hand end, all painted gold. The gilding has faded and from some directions the figures are not easily seen. The hours are struck on the tenor bell of the ring of eight hung in the tower.

Status: Working Display: Mounted Year built: 01/01/1855 Web link to additional info: Not listed

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