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Oct 4, 2021 · Restoration work this century revealed that stone for the Town Hall clock tower came from a long-disused quarry at Walkley. Photograph: DJP/2021 Sheffield’s third Town Hall was designed by Edward William Mountford, a London architect, and opened in 1897. Its clock and tower, the face of our city, stands at the north-east corner, over 100ft…
6. Design and construction. Architect (s) Edward William Mountford. Sheffield Town Hall is a municipal building on Pinstone Street in the City of Sheffield, England. The building is used by Sheffield City Council, and also contains a publicly displayed collection of silverware. It is a Grade I listed building.
Feb 10, 2017 · The clock tower stands at the north corner of the Town Hall, set back slightly in deference to the main façade. It is 64m (210ft) high and, appropriately for Sheffield, is topped with a 2.13m statue of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking. The four clock dials are 2.5m in diameter. Although the Town Hall clock was originally designed ...
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Oct 20, 2008 · It's the large and imposing (but very dirty) building with a clock tower on Waingate. BBC Radio Sheffield's Natalie Clifford went for a look at the 1808 building along with Valerie Bayliss of the ...
Feb 7, 2020 · Its crowning glory was the 64ft-high clock tower complete with Mario Raggi’s bronze statue of Vulcan. Although the Town Hall clock was designed to be capable of working with bells, they were never fitted, and it wasn’t until 2002 that an electronic bell ringing system was installed, giving hourly strikes with Westminster-style quarter chimes.
The clock tower stands at the north corner of the Town Hall, set back slightly in deference to the main façade. This photograph from contractor Maysand shows restoration work in 2017 Sheffield Corporation could not decide whether or not to install a four-ton bell at a cost of £400 before the building of the tower was completed.
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Jul 11, 2014 · The 61 metre tall clock tower is one of Sheffield's most prominent landmarks and is visible from all over the city. Above the four clock faces sits the bell enclosure, however no bells were ever installed. Above this, the tower is topped with a baroque style domed belvedere, on top of which sits a bronze statue of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire.
