In 1953 Arthur Hopwood, of Arthur Hopwood Hardware, gifted the city of Palmerston North £10,000 to build a new tower in The Square, to hold the clock and chimes formerly in the Post Office. He wrote and thanked the Palmerston North City Council for accepting his offer. The Clock Tower was completed in 1957.

Letter from Arthur Hopwood regarding his offer to the PNCC of a Clock Tower in the Square
Identification
- Object type
- Correspondence
- Digitisation ID
- 2007Pa_PNCC1/5/5File31/1_CLO_0518
- Title
- Letter from Arthur Hopwood regarding his offer to the PNCC of a Clock Tower in the Square
- Relation
- PNCC 1/5/5, file 31/1
- Held In
- PNCC Archives
Creation
- Created By
- Arthur Hopwood
- Place
- Palmerston North
- Date
- August 4, 1953
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Council
- License
- Some Restrictions May Apply
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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