Hay-on-Wye in Powys, Wales, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Hay Town Clock
Photographed by Stephen Palmer, November 9, 2024
1. Hay Town Clock Marker
Built in 1884 at a cost of £600
Height to top of vane 19.8m (65ft)
Designed by the architect J.C.Haddon
Erected 2017 by Hay Warren Trustees.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.
Location. 52° 4.492′ N, 3° 7.575′ W. Marker is in Hay-on-Wye, Wales, in Powys. It is at the intersection of Lion Street and Broad Street, on the left when traveling north on Lion Street. Marker is on the door at the base of the Clock Tower. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 43 Lion Street, Hay-on-Wye, Wales HR3 5DB, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Mid Wales. It is also on the British Marches. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, on the Celtic Fringe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies:
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Also see . . . "Clock Tower" by British Listed Buildings.
High Victorian Gothic tall square tower with chamfered angles; rubble with some freestone dressings. Pyramidal slate roof in 2 stages with open bellcote and weathervane; pyramidal roof lucarnes to each face. Moulded eaves with machicolations. Round clock faces to each side set in pointed arched frames with linked hoodmoulds and stringcourse. Scalloped corbels to angles with 3 treefoils between; 2 arrowslits to each face. Heraldic band with set-offs below and diagonal buttresses with punched treefoil gablets. Double cusped arched openings to N and S sides with hood mouldings and nook shafts; blocked to S boarded double doors to N.(Submitted on May 29, 2026, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia.)
Additional keywords. horology
Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, May 17, 2026
2. Hay Town Clock Marker
Photographed by Stephen Palmer, November 9, 2024
3. Hay Town Clock
Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, May 17, 2026
4. Additional panel, found on base of building to the right of the door
Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2025, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 26, 2025, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. 2. submitted on May 27, 2026, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia. 3. submitted on January 26, 2025, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. 4. submitted on May 27, 2026, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
