Leicester Clock Tower

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Leicester Clock Tower is a prominent Victorian-era landmark and popular meeting point in Leicester city centre, where several major streets converge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf clock tower
landmark
tourist attraction
architect Joseph Goddard
architecturalStyle Victorian architecture
category Buildings and structures in Leicester
Clock towers in the United Kingdom
completionDate 1868
coordinateLocation 52.636°N 1.133°W
country England
United Kingdom
hasClockFaces 4
hasPart clock
spire
statue of Alderman John Biggs
statue of Gabriel Newton
statue of Simon de Montfort
statue of Thomas White
statue of William Wyggeston
height approximately 21 metres
heritageDesignation Grade II listed building
imageDepicts central junction of five streets in Leicester
inception 1868
lighting illuminated at night
locatedIn Leicester
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Leicestershire
location Leicester city centre
linked to: Leicester
materialUsed iron
stone
namedAfter its clock feature
nearby Haymarket Shopping Centre
Highcross Leicester
ownedBy Leicester City Council
publicAccess yes
significantEvent pedestrianisation of surrounding streets in the late 20th century
significantFor symbol of Leicester city centre
streetJunctionOf Church Gate
Eastgates
Gallowtree Gate
High Street
Humberstone Gate
use public meeting point

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Leicester Market locatedNear Leicester Clock Tower