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Belfast Has a Leaning Clock Tower | Clock tower, Belfast, Belfast ireland

The Albert Memorial Clock is a tall clock tower situated at Queen's Square in Belfast. It was completed in 1869 and is one of the best known landmarks of Belfast. As a result of being built on wooden piles on marshy, reclaimed land around the River Farset, the top of the tower leans four feet off the perpendicular. Due to this movement, some ornamental work on the belfry was removed in 1924 along with a stone canopy over the statue of the Prince. Being situated close to the docks, the tower…

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Albert Clock | Life size statues, Time of our lives, Ireland

The Albert Clock constructed in 1853 from sandstone and standing at over 113 ft high and, was designed by W J Barre. The clock was erected as a memorial to Queen Victoria's late consort and includes a life size statue of the Prince mounted on the west side. The memorial has four clock faces and a two tonne bell. The Albert Memorial Clock has a distinctive lean of approximately 4.5 ft off the vertical as it is built on soft marshy land. Find out more at www.discovernorthernireland.com

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Discover the Majestic Clock Tower in Queen's Square Belfast

The historic sandstone Gothic clock tower was built in 1865 as a memorial to Queen Victoria's consort, Prince Albert in Queen's Square Belfast. It is one of Northern Ireland's most famous landmarks.

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Albert Memorial Clock, Belfast | Belfast, Belfast northern ireland, Belfast city

The sandstone memorial was constructed between 1865 and 1869 by Fitzpatrick Brothers builders and stands 113 feet tall in a mix of French and Italian Gothic styles. The base of the tower features flying buttresses with heraldic lions. A statue of the Prince in the robes of a Knight of the Garter stands on the western side of the tower and was sculpted by SF Lynn. A two tonne bell is housed in the tower and the clock was made by Francis Moore of High Street, Belfast. As a result of being…

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