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class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Monument" title="Monument">Monument</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Material</th><td class="infobox-data">Stone, concrete and ironwork</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">40 ft (12.2 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opening date</th><td class="infobox-data">1901</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dedicated to</th><td class="infobox-data">"Victoria, RI. (Reigned 64 years. And still reigns in the hearts of her people)"</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><div style="border:4px solid #A8EDEF; line-height: 1.5; text-align: center;"> Invalid designation</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Designated</th><td class="infobox-data">6 November 2015<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reference no.</th><td class="infobox-data">15/00286/REGBLD<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Victoria Clock Tower,</b> also referred to as the <b>Queen Victoria Memorial,</b><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a heritage-registered <a href="/wiki/Clock_tower" title="Clock tower">clock tower</a> located in the former mining village of <a href="/wiki/Foxdale" title="Foxdale">Foxdale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man" title="Isle of Man">Isle of Man</a>, and is said to have been the first memorial in the <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British Empire</a> dedicated to the 64-year reign of <a href="/wiki/Queen_Victoria" title="Queen Victoria">Queen Victoria</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The tower was commissioned and paid for by the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man_Mining_Company" title="Isle of Man Mining Company">Isle of Man Mining Company</a><sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and stands at the southern end of what was once the Miner's Institute, Foxdale village, facing the mine company's offices.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Donated as a gift from the company to the people of <a href="/wiki/Foxdale" title="Foxdale">Foxdale</a>, when completed in 1901 it was situated in a specially advantageous position, having been so arranged that the clock could be seen from all points of the village in order to provide a much needed standard of time to the inhabitants.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design_and_construction">Design and construction</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Clock_Tower,_Isle_of_Man&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Design and construction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Constructed in a <a href="/wiki/Gothic_architecture" title="Gothic architecture">Gothic</a> style, the tower stands at 40 ft (12.2 m) and was designed by John Nicholls, engineer of the mine, with the stonework being undertaken by masons and labourers employed by the works.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Built with local stone and with corner pieces and decorative features of <a href="/wiki/Concrete" title="Concrete">concrete</a>, it has at its base eight supporting <a href="/wiki/Buttress" title="Buttress">buttresses</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The clock was supplied by J.B. Joyce & Co., of <a href="/wiki/Whitchurch,_Shropshire" title="Whitchurch, Shropshire">Whitchurch, Shropshire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The clock consists of two faces, one which would have faced the mine works and the other which at one time would have faced Pott's Shaft.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The faces are 5 ft (1.5 m) in <a href="/wiki/Diameter" title="Diameter">diameter</a> consisting of ironwork filled with <a href="/wiki/Opal" title="Opal">opal</a> and are visible across the valley. Initially it was intended to have the faces illuminated at night,<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however this never occurred.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Dedication_ceremony">Dedication ceremony</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Clock_Tower,_Isle_of_Man&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Dedication ceremony"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The dedication ceremony of the monument took place on Thursday 16 May 1901 and was an occasion of immense civic pride for the village of <a href="/wiki/Foxdale" title="Foxdale">Foxdale</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_3-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ceremony was performed by James Mackee, Chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man_Mining_Company" title="Isle of Man Mining Company">Isle of Man Mining Company</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_3-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> accompanied by Captain <a href="/wiki/William_Kitto" title="William Kitto">William Kitto</a> with numerous other dignitaries and the Foxdale Mines Band.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_3-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Upon the clock striking six o'clock, Mr Mackee pulled the cord releasing the cover over the <a href="/wiki/Marble" title="Marble">marble</a> tablet, the inscription on which read:<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_3-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p><i>"Victoria. R.I. </i> </p><p>Reigned 64 years. </p><p> And still reigns in the hearts of her people."<i></i></p></blockquote><p><i> </i> </p><p>Following the dedication the band struck up the <a href="/wiki/British_National_Anthem" class="mw-redirect" title="British National Anthem">British National Anthem</a> and Mr Mackee called for <i>"Three Cheers for The King."</i><sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_3-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Subsequent_life">Subsequent life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Clock_Tower,_Isle_of_Man&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Subsequent life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1912 following the winding up of the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man_Mining_Company" title="Isle of Man Mining Company">Isle of Man Mining Company</a>, a liquidation sale of its assets which included the Victoria Clock Tower was held. Despite having previously been donated to the people of Foxdale, the mine company had undertaken to keep the structure in a good state of repair as well as providing the finances for its upkeep. The structure, along with the institute, were purchased by a Mr. Kerruish who again donated the clock tower as well as the nearby institute to the village of Foxdale.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceC_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceC-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1939 the clock had succumbed to a state of disrepair and a committee was formed with a view to raising money in order to carry out repairs.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceC_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceC-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A sum of £50 was raised, which included a donation of $5 from a Foxdalian who had emigrated to <a href="/wiki/Kirkland_Lake,_Ontario" class="mw-redirect" title="Kirkland Lake, Ontario">Kirkland Lake, Ontario</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceC_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceC-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The money was used to carry out repairs to the clock, which were undertaken by a company from <a href="/wiki/Leeds" title="Leeds">Leeds</a> and in addition a tablet, consisting of the names of the directors of the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man_Mining_Company" title="Isle of Man Mining Company">Isle of Man Mining Company</a> as of 1901, and which had been languishing in the cellar of the old mine's pay office since its closure, was placed within the lower part of the tower.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceC_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceC-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ceremony of the restarting of the clock, together with the unveiling of the tablet, was carried out 1 July 1939.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The clock tower became the property of a trust until 1962 when it was acquired by the Isle of Man's Department of Social Services following the winding up of the trust, in turn becoming the responsibility of the Department of Local Government and Environment and the Department of Infrastructure. In 2018 the clock underwent further restoration following which ownership of the clock tower was transferred to the local authority, <a href="/wiki/Patrick,_Isle_of_Man" class="mw-redirect" title="Patrick, Isle of Man">Patrick Commissioners</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Today the clock tower remains a focal part of the village of Foxdale together with the adjacent community garden. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Clock_Tower,_Isle_of_Man&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1248256098">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{width:100%!important}}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{display:table}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-default{background:transparent;margin-top:4px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-center{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-none{float:none}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-collapsible{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div{display:table-cell;padding:0 4px 4px;text-align:center;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main>div{display:table-cell}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallery{line-height:1.35em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div{display:table-cell;padding:4px;text-align:right;font-size:85%;line-height:1em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div *,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div 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width="127" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Queen_Victoria_Memorial%2C_Foxdale.jpg/191px-Queen_Victoria_Memorial%2C_Foxdale.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Queen_Victoria_Memorial%2C_Foxdale.jpg/255px-Queen_Victoria_Memorial%2C_Foxdale.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Queen Victoria Memorial, Foxdale</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 355px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 350px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commemorative_plaque_on_the_Queen_Victoria_Memorial,_Foxdale_Isle_of_Man.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="This tablet, bearing the names of the directors of the Isle of Man Mining Company, was inserted into the lower part of the tower in 1939."><img alt="This tablet, bearing the names of the directors of the Isle of Man Mining Company, was inserted into the lower part of the tower in 1939." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Commemorative_plaque_on_the_Queen_Victoria_Memorial%2C_Foxdale_Isle_of_Man.jpg/127px-Commemorative_plaque_on_the_Queen_Victoria_Memorial%2C_Foxdale_Isle_of_Man.jpg" decoding="async" width="127" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Commemorative_plaque_on_the_Queen_Victoria_Memorial%2C_Foxdale_Isle_of_Man.jpg/191px-Commemorative_plaque_on_the_Queen_Victoria_Memorial%2C_Foxdale_Isle_of_Man.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Commemorative_plaque_on_the_Queen_Victoria_Memorial%2C_Foxdale_Isle_of_Man.jpg/255px-Commemorative_plaque_on_the_Queen_Victoria_Memorial%2C_Foxdale_Isle_of_Man.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">This tablet, bearing the names of the directors of the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man_Mining_Company" title="Isle of Man Mining Company">Isle of Man Mining Company</a>, was inserted into the lower part of the tower in 1939.</div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Clock_Tower,_Isle_of_Man&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Foxdale_Mines" title="Foxdale Mines">Foxdale Mines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man" title="Isle of Man">Isle of Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foxdale" title="Foxdale">Foxdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man_Mining_Company" title="Isle of Man Mining Company">Isle of Man Mining Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foxdale_Railway" title="Foxdale Railway">Foxdale Railway</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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