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Plaque

Clapham Clock Tower

Erection date: 16/7/1906

Inscription

Presented to the parish of Clapham by Alexander Glegg, Mayor of Wandsworth, 1905 1906.

Site: Clapham clock tower (1 memorial)

SW4, Clapham Common South Side

At the time this intersection was known as Clapham Cross.

have a photo of the unveiling, where we learnt that "The tower was dismantled and rebuilt when the new booking hall was built below it." And of the tower.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Clapham Clock Tower

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Alexander Glegg

Born Scotland, trained as an engineer and came to London in 1870. Mayor of Wa...

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