In 1953 Arthur Hopwood gifted the city of Palmerston North £10,000 for the construction of a clock tower, to house the clock and chimes removed from the Post Office after the 1942 earthquake. It was completed in 1957. Originally it included a sound shell (stage) at the base, but this was removed c1990. In 2007 the clock tower was refurbished and the structure now includes a lantern style cross at the top.

Clock Tower, The Square, on cover of Palmerston North telephone book
Identification
- Object type
- Unspecified
- Digitisation ID
- 2007Pa_Pb1967_CLO_0509
- Title
- Clock Tower, The Square, on cover of Palmerston North telephone book
- Relation
- Telephone Directory 1967
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive
Creation
- Created By
- New Zealand Post Office
- Place
- Palmerston North
- Date
- circa 1967
Object rights
- Credit Line
- New Zealand Post Office
- License
- Some Restrictions May Apply
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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