taken 12 years ago, near to Atcham, Shropshire, England
Clocktower at Attingham Park
The buildings that comprise Attingham Park are well worth exploring and the little motifs that you see can be very revealing; this clock would have dominated the lives of the domestic staff serving the estate owners when a few minutes lateness was of great importance, yet also the clock has stood for very many years, when a substantial number of those years were years in which time passed unnoticed and the rush and punctuality of former years was a mocking contrast to the time when the estate was in terminal decline.
Architect was George Steuart (1782). The mansion is a 3-storey block, linked to pavillions on either side, and with a classical front portico the full height of the main house.