merewether clock tower
Sights/Landmarks
Merewether Clock Tower was formally opened to the public in 1892 by the Commissioner in Sind, Sir Evan James. It was raised by public subscription as a memorial for Sir William L. Merewether, who served as Commissioner of Sindh from 1867 to 1877. Designed by James Strachan, the Municipal Engineer, the foundation stone was laid by the Governor of Bombay, Sir James Fergusson in 1884.
The Tower stands on a base of 44 feet square and rises to a height of 102 feet. The clocks are 70 feet from the ground where each of the clock’s four faces is seven feet in diameter. The larger bell at the top had announced hour mark while the smaller bells rang at each quarter. Strachan designed the tower in the Gothic Revival style popular in Victorian England, to evoke the architecture of Medieval England (11th to 15th century A.D.). The structure is built in buff colored Gizri stone and shows a heightened sensitivity to detailing and emphasis on carving and decoration. The architecture takes the form of an Eleanor cross, which were a series of 12 monuments erected in England by King Edward I between 1291 and 1294. Three of the original Eleanor Crosses still exist in England. There is also the Star of David on its face, which may have nothing to do with Judaism. A small lawn is maintained by couple of gardeners.
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The Tower stands on a base of 44 feet square and rises to a height of 102 feet. The clocks are 70 feet from the ground where each of the clock’s four faces is seven feet in diameter. The larger bell at the top had announced hour mark while the smaller bells rang at each quarter. Strachan designed the tower in the Gothic Revival style popular in Victorian England, to evoke the architecture of Medieval England (11th to 15th century A.D.). The structure is built in buff colored Gizri stone and shows a heightened sensitivity to detailing and emphasis on carving and decoration. The architecture takes the form of an Eleanor cross, which were a series of 12 monuments erected in England by King Edward I between 1291 and 1294. Three of the original Eleanor Crosses still exist in England. There is also the Star of David on its face, which may have nothing to do with Judaism. A small lawn is maintained by couple of gardeners.
For more details: Architecture Merewether Tower
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