Clock Towers of England

Clock Towers of England is a nationwide exploration of the intriguing buildings the Victorians and Edwardians built in great numbers, even after they were no longer strictly necessary.

Historian and author Kevin Newman investigates these interesting, sometimes forgotten buildings and celebrates their architecture, their locations, their role in popular culture and their history. He explores their purposes other than being used to tell the time, and debates what exactly they tell us about our ancestors. He asks what the fact so many of these enigmatic structures have survived tells us about Britain today.

Newman investigates clock towers that are both loved and hidden, and discusses whether these magnificent examples of Victorian and Edwardian architecture have any role in today’s society.