Edmonds’ Clock Tower
Edmonds Clock Tower is a clock tower in Christchurch, New Zealand. Created by baking powder manufacturer Thomas Edmonds in 1929 to celebrate his 50th year of living in the city, it has been listed with Heritage New Zealand as a Category 2 historic place since 1981.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tower
- Description: clock tower in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Edmonds Clock Tower” and “Edmonds‘ Clock Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oxford Terrace Baptist Church and Firefighters Reserve.
Oxford Terrace Baptist Church
Church
Photo: Heather Cuthill, CC BY 2.0.
Oxford Terrace Baptist Church is a Baptist church located in the Christchurch Central City on a prominent corner property fronting the Avon River. It is affiliated with the Baptist Churches of New Zealand.
Firefighters Reserve
Park
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Firefighters Reserve is a memorial in Christchurch, New Zealand, for the first responders during the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001.
Margaret Mahy Playground
Playground
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Margaret Mahy Playground – Tākaro ā Poi is a playground in the Christchurch Central City on the banks of the Avon River. Following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, the government's Recovery Plan had a "city-wide family playground" as one of the elements of the East Frame. Margaret Mahy Playground is situated 160 metres southwest of Edmonds’ Clock Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Christchurch and Edgeware.
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the second most-populous urban area in the country. As well as having the most attractions of any place in the South Island, it's the major international entry point for visiting the rest of the island.
Edgeware
Suburb
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Edgeware is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, to the north of the central city. It is centred on a cluster of some 20 shops that make up Edgeware Village on Edgeware Road near Colombo Street's northern end.
Richmond
Suburb
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Richmond is a minor suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. Situated to the inner north east of the city centre, the suburb is bounded by Shirley Road to the north, Hills Road to the west, and the Avon River to the south and east.
Edmonds’ Clock Tower
- Categories: clock tower, historic building, and building
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.52749° or 43° 31′ 39″ southLongitude
172.64244° or 172° 38′ 33″ eastOpen location code
4V8JFJFR+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 1371057108OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q75628144
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Edmonds’ Clock Tower” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “埃德蒙兹钟楼”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Poplars Reserve and Madras Street Bridge.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Edmonds Telephone Cabinet and Oxford Terrace Baptist Church.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Edmonds’ Clock Tower”. Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.