2022

SK1109 : The Clock Tower

taken 2 years ago, near to Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

The Clock Tower
The Clock Tower
The Clock Tower was originally built in 1863 on a site nearer the centre of town at a site with religious foundations (basically at the junction of The Friary and Bird Street) but was moved out here in 1928 when that site was redeveloped. It attracted a Grade II listing LinkExternal link & LinkExternal link in 1970
Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

Read more at Wikipedia LinkExternal link


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SK1109, 1203 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Richard Law   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 28 April, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 1135 0912 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:40.7797N 1:50.0134W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 11393 09126
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