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Clock Tower
Key Words :- clock
Address :- Goswell Road/City Road, London, Greater London, EC1
Grid Ref :- TQ 31533 83113
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.531612 , Long -0.105119
Local Authority :- Islington London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Dates :- c.1906 -
Description and History of Site:-
Known as the Angel Clock or the Islington Clock.
Made by local firm J. Smith & Sons (qv), the clock was presented and gifted in 1906 by its makers to the Borough of Finsbury. J. Smith & Sons ceased making clocks in the late 1930s to concentrate on supplying specialist metals.
Prominent advertising of the company's products on side panels.
St Pancras Ironworks makers' plate on base.
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Grid Ref :- TQ 31533 83113
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.531612 , Long -0.105119
Local Authority :- Islington London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Dates :- c.1906 -
Known as the Angel Clock or the Islington Clock.
Made by local firm J. Smith & Sons (qv), the clock was presented and gifted in 1906 by its makers to the Borough of Finsbury. J. Smith & Sons ceased making clocks in the late 1930s to concentrate on supplying specialist metals.
Prominent advertising of the company's products on side panels.
St Pancras Ironworks makers' plate on base.
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