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Clock Tower, Herne Bay : ウィキペディア英語版 | Clock Tower, Herne Bay
The Clock Tower, Herne Bay (built 1837), is a Grade II listed landmark in Herne Bay, Kent, England. It is believed to be one of the earliest purpose-built, free-standing clock towers in the United Kingdom.〔〔〔 It was funded by Mrs Ann Thwaytes, and now serves as a memorial to the fallen of the Second Boer War. ==The benefactor== (詳細はHerne Bay, Kent, Pierhead Publications Ltd, 1 February 2011), p.18, ISBN 9781904661160.〕 Between 1834 and 1840 she visited Herne Bay regularly with friends, staying with Mr Camplin who owned number 8 (now 30) Marine Terrace on Central Parade, and became an established town benefactor of Herne Bay.〔(Herne Bay Cultural Trail: Clock Tower, Central Parade ) Retrieved 23 November 2013〕 While there in 1836 she donated £4,000 for the erection of the Clock Tower, which may have cost £5,000 to build.〔〔(Kentpol: Herne Bay ) Retrieved 23 November 2013〕 A blue plaque has been erected in her memory by City of Canterbury Council, at Central Parade near the Clock Tower.〔(Open Plaques: Ann Thwaytes (1789–1866) ) Retrieved 24 November 2013〕
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