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Highbury Clock Tower

Buildings and structures completed in 1897Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of IslingtonLondon building and structure stubsUse British English from August 2025
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Highbury Clock Tower, also known as the Islington Jubilee Clock Tower, is a Victorian clock tower in Highbury in the London Borough of Islington, England. It is located at the corner of Highbury Hill and Church Path, near to Christ Church Highbury. The clock tower was built in 1897 and is a historic landmark and a Grade II listed building. It was presented to the vestry by Mr. Alfred Hutchinson, a public-spirited local resident who lived nearby, at 62 Highbury Park, to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897. In 1910, Mr. Hutchinson was himself still arranging to keep the clock in repair. The octagonal base is of pink polished granite. The tower is of cast iron, and square in plan. The main column is fluted at the base with low relief portraits of Queen Victoria in wreathed roundels half way up. The four clock faces are surmounted by an ogee top with spike finial. New dials were fitted in 1959. In 2025, it was announced that the clock tower was to be removed temporarily for full restoration and refurbishment, expected to take about 14 weeks.

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Highbury Clock Tower
Church Path, Greater London Highbury (London Borough of Islington)

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N5 1BA Greater London, Highbury (London Borough of Islington)
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Arsenal Stadium was a football stadium in Highbury, London, which was the home of Arsenal Football Club between 6 September 1913 and 7 May 2006. It was popularly known as "Highbury" due to its location and was given the affectionate nickname of the "Home of Football" by the club.It was originally built in 1913 on the site of a local college's recreation ground and was significantly redeveloped twice. The first reconstruction came in the 1930s from which the Art Deco East and West Stands date. There was a second development; the first phase was completed in 1989 which added executive boxes to the Clock End, and afterwards in 1993 a new North Bank Stand was constructed, both following the recommendations of the Taylor Report which replaced the terraces to make the stadium an all-seater with four stands. However, further attempts to expand the stadium were blocked by the community, and the resulting reduction in capacity and matchday revenue eventually led to Arsenal opting to build a new stadium, to become known as the Emirates Stadium in nearby Islington. After the club moved to their new stadium upon the conclusion of the 2005–2006 season, Highbury was redeveloped as a residential development known as Highbury Square, with the Clock End and North Bank stands being demolished; parts of the East and West Stands remained and were incorporated into the new development due to their listed status. The stadium also hosted international matches – both for England and in the 1948 Summer Olympics – and FA Cup semi-finals, as well as boxing, baseball and cricket matches. Its presence also led to the local London Underground station being renamed to Arsenal in 1932, making it the only station on the Underground network to be named after a football club. In addition to its architecture, the stadium was known for its small but immaculate pitch and for the clock which had been positioned in the southern side of the ground since its introduction in 1930.