Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Clock Tower
Rhayader, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 31 July 1995
- Community
- Rhayader
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.30050, -3.51031
- Cadw reference
- 16186
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
At main crossroads of town.
History
War Memorial clock tower. By B Lloyd, architect, 1924.
Exterior
Free classical style; square plan; mainly bathstone with grey-brown stone tower walls, dark stone plinth. Pavilion roof with small gothic-arched louvres bears cross. Upper part has tapering tower with bathstone quoins and cornice; clock to each face. Lower part has engaged Doric columns to corners and open pediments containing figures supported on cornices above inscribed panels recording names of fallen in two World Wars. Figures include soldier (to W), winged female figures (Peace?), and Welsh Dragon defeating German Eagle (to E).
Reason for designation
Striking monument on key site in town centre.
Nearby in the register
- Corner ShopCommercialunder 1 mi
- Shop on S CornerCommercialunder 1 mi
- Former Tourist Information CentreRecreationalunder 1 mi
- YMCA BuildingHealth and Welfareunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.