Comments on: The Clock Tower, Little Ellingham Hall, Norfolk

By: Editor

Editor — Sat, 20 May 2023 18:42:08 +0000

In reply to Edmund (Ed) Stone. Good evening Ed, although I’m not sure what time it is in Canada. Clock towers are a fascinating subject, and I could easily get sidetracked, but I include this one in particular for the unique combination of diagonally-divided cottages with a tower on top. At least I think it’s unique, unless anyone corrects me!

By: Edmund (Ed) Stone

Edmund (Ed) Stone — Sat, 20 May 2023 17:45:32 +0000

Thanks for that ‘Folly’. That clock tower reminded me of the one in Malvern, where I had lived until moving to Canada in 1974. It had previously been a water tower.

By: Editor

Editor — Sat, 20 May 2023 07:51:04 +0000

In reply to Adrian Fisher. Good morning Adrian. You have made me think. Dictionary definitions vary: whilst some add that a ziggurat has an external stair, most simply describe a ziggurat as a 'stepped tower or mound, or a 'tiered temple', and after a quick search online I see that some surviving ziggurats have no obvious means of ascent. Thank you for raising this question.

By: Adrian Fisher

Adrian Fisher — Sat, 20 May 2023 07:17:10 +0000

I thought that a ziggurat had to have a path that sloped upwards, typically a spiral, though also on a square base. The modern ziggurat you show in the photo looks like it has regular level layers. Its notion is more like that of a pyramid.