Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Pakenham Memorial
Ballytromery, Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade B2
- Grade
- B2
- Type
- Clock Tower
- Date of listing
- 11 December 1974
- Date of construction
- 1880 - 1899
- Address
- Pakenham Memorial, Main Street, Crumlin, Co Antrim
- Townland
- Ballytromery
- Council
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.62030, -6.21283
- Date of survey
- 17 March 1999
- HB reference
- HB20/15/009
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1868 "4. Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
A square clock tower with battered blackstone base and sandstone quoins, with pyramidal copper roof.
Walls of rubble basalt with sandstone quoins which rise in belfry stage to form circular corner pinnacles. Upper stage of tower comprised of regularly coursed rough faced sandstone: contains circular clock on each face with a triplet of louvred segmental headed openings in sandstone ashlar; moulded sandstone cornice between corner pinnacles, surmounted by steep pyramidal copper roof swept up to a copper weathervane finial. All four faces of the tower are identical except for a small rectangular doorway at the base of the east side and a plaque on the west side. Doorway deeply recessed in plain stone reveals with cement rendered step; panelled timber door. Plaque inscribed "Erected by the friends of the Revd Arthur H. Pakenham J.P. (of Langford Lodge) to commemorate his many acts of kindness and generosity. 1897".
SETTING: The tower is built on a narrow wedge of ground forming a grassy bank between the main road leading over a railway bridge at the east end of the Main Street of the village, and a lower slip road leading into the railway yard. Low rubble basalt retaining wall to bank on north side, and mature hedges flanking tower on south side to form boundary along pavement and bridge.
Historical information
Built in 1897 to the memory of Rev Arthur Pakenham J.P. of Langford Lodge, for his acts of kindness; architect's name not recorded.
References - Primary Sources
1. Inscription on tower.
2. Photographs in Green Collection, UFTM (WAG 1218, 1219, 1220).
3. OS Map 1920, Co Antrim 59.
Secondary Sources
1. UAHS, West Antrim (Belfast, 1970), p 9 (entry no 7).
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
A. Style
B. Proportion
C. Ornamentation
D. Plan Form
J. Setting
Criteria for listing: historic interest
X. Local Interest
Evaluation
This is an example of a late Victorian clock tower of distinct proportions, designed in an unusual style which forms an attractive landmark within the village.
Nearby in the register
- Bridge over railwayBridgeunder 1 mi
- War MemorialMemorialunder 1 mi
- 3 Mill RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- Non-Subscribing Presbyterian ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.