And now it is part of the University’s logo. It’s big, it’s newish and it is very stylish Art Deco. There is even an exciting video about its historyħ. It’s a bit of a classic this one, a 54m tower apparently inspired by the famous Tom Tower of Christ Church, Oxford and with an octagonal interior which is vaulted and galleried with a mosaic floor and piers. Old Arts Building, University of Auckland Trent Building Clock Tower, University of NottinghamĨ. The Ubyssey has depicted it draped with a condom, and in 2014, UBC engineers pulled off a prank that resulted in a red Volkswagen Beetle miraculously appearing atop the concrete spire.Įveryone loves a car on top of a university building (see for example this story from a while back featuring an Austin Seven). Music broadcast from the tower has become a traditional part of school ceremonies, but students have never treated the landmark with much reverence. Like the Sather tower below this one originally contained a carillon but that has since been replaced by an electronic alternative. “a functional, social and visual irrelevancy” and complained of “the monotonous and inconsequential tolling of the hours, hour after hour, day after day, year after year, century after century” that the clock would bring to the campus. Ladner Clock Tower, University of British ColumbiaĪs the brief history of Canadian clock towers notes when the clock tower was built in 1967 the students were very much against with one writing in the student newspaper that it was: So here’s your top 10 of the best university clock towers. There is an extremely complicated methodology behind all of this covering every aspect of clock tower specifications – it’s not just about height, but quality, clock face, timekeeping, chime tune and bong volume. So, given all these multi-faceted wonders it seemed about time we had a ranking of these towering marvels. I would though also like to highlight this lovely article about the history of Canadian University clock towers recently shared by David Kernohan. ![]() ![]() Honestly, there really is so much to say in their favour which space precludes me listing here. In short, there’s nothing not to like.Īnd then they also tell you the time. With their seemingly infinite variety of heights, styles, clock faces and chimes there is so much to enjoy in looking and listening to them and they can be a real centrepiece for a campus.
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