Blackett Street, Emerson Chambers, clock

HER Number:
12220

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Blackett Street, Emerson Chambers, clock

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:
Ornamental Clock

Site Type: Specific:
Ornamental Clock

General Period:
20TH CENTURY

Specific Period:
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Art Nouveau style clock in right hand side turret designed by Benjamin Simpson. This clock has been removed from the building. It was a weight-driven clock which was installed by William Potts in 1904. It was mechanised in 1965.

Easting:
424800

Northing:
564400

Grid Reference:
NZ424800564400

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Thomas Yellowley, 2006, Newcastle timepieces in Tyneside's Finest, 2006, p 191; Brenda Whitelock, 1992, Timepieces of Newcastle, pp 52-53