Gladesville, clock
The Sheridan Memorial Clock is located at the intersection of Meriton Street, Wharf Road and Victoria Road, in the lower north shore suburb of Gladesville. The heritage listed monument was designed by J. C. Sutherland and constructed in 1941 in the Inter-War Functionalist architectural style, as a traffic separation device. It was dedicated to Alderman James York Sheridan, who died that year who was described as ‘beloved’ by members of the Council and ‘generally by all classes throughout the Municipality for his kindly manner and his high ideal of citizenship’.
A very impressive clock tower. It was interesting to hear that it was a traffic separator.
ReplyDeleteinteresting clock building. Is a traffic separation like a traffic circle? We have them in South Africa instead of traffic lights.
ReplyDeleteJo, the heritage listing mentions that it originally sat on a roundabout but when Victoria Road was widened in the 1970s, the base became a triangular traffic island between the two side streets.
DeleteI like it. It has character.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great one! Love it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a charming and unusual clock.
ReplyDeleteIt for sure has character and very sturdy. I like it.
ReplyDeleteWonderful shot of clock tower.
ReplyDeleteInteresting clock tower, I like it !
ReplyDeleteI love city clocks. Most of the little towns in New Zealand have a clock on the main street.
ReplyDeleteany photos of the clock as a traffic separation? before victoria road was widened or how it functioned as a traffic separation? thanks
ReplyDeleteJohn, I don't have any myself. If you click on the "heritage listed" link, you can see in some of those photos how it sits on an island between roads.
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