Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower

The Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower, or colloquially Old Joe, is a and campanile located in Chancellor's court at the University of Birmingham, in the suburb of .
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  • …is also known as “Chamberlain Tower”
  • …is inscribed with “THIS TOWER COMMEMORATES THE FOUNDING OF THE UNIVERSITY THROUGH THE INITIATIVE AND ACTIVE ENCOURAGEMENT OF ITS FIRST CHANCELLOR THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN”
  • …stands 327 feet (100 metres) tall
  • Description: clock tower in Birmingham, United Kingdom
  • Established: 1900–1908

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barber Institute of Fine Arts and Lapworth Museum of Geology.
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The is an art gallery and concert hall in , . is situated 670 feet east of Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower.
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The is a geological … is situated 420 feet southwest of Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower.
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serves the University… is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bournbrook and Selly Park.
is an industrial and residential district…
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is a residential suburban district in south-west , .
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Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower

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Latitude
52.44984° or 52° 26′ 59″ north
Longitude
-1.93064° or 1° 55′ 50″ west
Open location code
9C4WC3X9+WP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 31004483
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­clock
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q5620988

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Lithuanian—“Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج ساعة جوزيف تشامبرلين التذكاري”
  • Bengali: “ওল্ড জো”
  • Bengali: “চেম্বারলেন টাওয়ার”
  • Bengali: “চেম্বারলেন বুরূজ”
  • Bengali: “জোসেফ চেম্বারলেন স্মারক ঘড়িঘর”
  • Chinese: “約瑟夫·錢柏林鐘塔”
  • Chinese: “约瑟夫·钱柏林钟塔”
  • German: “Old Joe”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל השעון לזכר ג’וזף צ’מברלין”
  • Japanese: “ジョゼフ・チェンバレン記念時計塔”
  • Japanese: “チェンバレン記念時計塔”
  • Lithuanian: “Joseph Chamberlain memorialo laikrodžio bokštas”

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Highlights include University Square and Aston Webb erratic boulder.

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