Wellington clock tower
The Wellington clock tower is a structure that stands on the seafront at Swanage in Dorset, England. It was originally built by the Commissioners for Lighting the West Division of Southwark at the southern end of London Bridge in 1854.Photo: Stevekraken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: clock tower in Swanage, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “The Clock Tower” and “Wellington Clock Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swanage Lifeboat Station and Swanage Pier.
Swanage Lifeboat Station
Building
Swanage Lifeboat Station is located on Peveril Point, a headland on the east-facing coast of the Isle of Purbeck and is part of the town of Swanage in Dorset, England.
Swanage Pier
Pier
Photo: Kyriondaniel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swanage Pier is a Victorian pier which extends into the southern end of Swanage Bay near the town of Swanage, in the south-east of Dorset. It was built in 1895 for passenger ship services. Swanage Pier is situated 680 feet northwest of Wellington clock tower.
Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre
Museum
Photo: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre is a local history museum and family history centre in Swanage, Dorset. The museum was established in 1976; it merged with and has been collocated with the heritage centre in its current location since 2005. Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre is situated 1,900 feet west of Wellington clock tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peveril Point and Herston.
Peveril Point
Locality
Peveril Point is a headland on the east-facing coast of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England, and is part of the town of Swanage. It forms the southern end of Swanage Bay.
Herston
Neighborhood
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a western suburb of the town of Swanage, in Dorset, England. It has its own railway station – Herston Halt railway station Near Corfe Castle – on the Swanage Railway.
Wellington clock tower
- Category: clock tower
- Location: Swanage, Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.60754° or 50° 36′ 27″ northLongitude
-1.94789° or 1° 56′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C2WJ352+2ROpenStreetMap ID
way 486641775OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerWikidata ID
Q26591377
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