The Berkeley Memorial stands in the centre of the Circus in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis. The memorial features a drinking fountain as well as a clock. There are four clock faces, each one facing one of the four streets leading to the Circus. It was built in honour of Thomas Berkeley Hardtman Berkeley, a former president of the General Legislative Council in the 1880s.

Berkeley Memorial Clock Tower
Berkeley Memorial Clock Tower
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17°17′43″N 62°43′25″W / 17.295254°N 62.723737°W / 17.295254; -62.723737
LocationBasseterre, Saint Kitts
DesignerGeorge Smith and Co, Glasgow, Scotland
Completion date1883

Architecture edit

The structure contains a clock and a fountain and was designed and built by George Smith and Co. from Glasgow, Scotland. The foundry produced two other similar structures, but only that of Saint-Christophe survived.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "Historic St. Kitts - the Circus".