Plaque

Clapham Clock Tower

Photograph by: London Remembers

Erection date: 16/7/1906

Inscription

Presented to the parish of Clapham by Alexander Glegg, Mayor of Wandsworth, 1905 1906.

Site: Clapham clock tower (1 memorial)

SW4, Clapham Common South Side

At the time this intersection was known as Clapham Cross.

Lambeth have a photo of the unveiling, where we learnt that "The tower was dismantled and rebuilt when the new booking hall was built below it." And another early photo of the tower.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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