  Located at the
corner of Lidget Street and Daisy Lea Lane,
Lindley, Huddersfield.
 The tower bears the following inscription: "This tower was erected by James Nield Sykes, Esq.. J.P., of Field Head, Lindley, for the benefit of his native village in 1902".   "The height of the
tower is exaggerated by the slim buttresses, placed
diagonally on the corners, terminating with pinnacles
above the eaves of the steeply-swept copper roof. The
stress on verticality and elongation is further
heightened by the mullions to the bell chamber, the
attenuation of the sculptured figures, the slit
windows and the panelling of the door. The form of the
tower is entirely novel. It has been argued that the
essential attribute of Art Nouveau is the S curve, but
Lindley Clock Tower is clearly a work inspired by the
same ideals that motivated all Art Nouveau, the
cultivation of art as an end in itself and the forming
of a new and unprecedented style-literally an art
nouveau." "[Archer, J. H. G. - Edgar Wood : a notable
Manchester architect', transactions of the Lancashire
& Cheshire Antiquarian Society, vols, 73-74,
1963-64, pp, 153-187, (published 1966).]
      The tower is built
in local stone and the figures and the copper top
were executed by Stirling Lee, a sculptor whom Wood
employed on several occasions.
  It strikes me
that the semi-circular tower, shown in the image
below, on one side of the main tower is a device
Wood used again in the First Church of Christ
Scientist. It was also for the same purpose to
house a circular staircase.
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Take a look
inside
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