Stanley Park Clock Tower

Slap bang in the middle of Stanley Park is the White clock tower. It is dedicated to William Cocker, one of the "founders" of Blackpool.

Here are the pictures and the inscriptions:

The inscription on the South Wall of the Clock Tower

Top section of inscription

Lower section of Inscription

 THIS TOWER WAS ERECTED IN THE 

YEAR 1926. THE JUBILEE OF THE

INCORPORATION OF THE

BOROUGH OF BLACKPOOL

IN HONOUR OF 

WILLIAM HENRY COCKER Esq IP

MRCS Eng LSA 

FIRST MAYOR AND HONORY FREEMAN

OF THE BOROUGH.

A MAN OF IDEAS WIDE VISION AND STERLING 

ABILITY DR COCKER RENDERED EMINENT SERVICE

TO THE MUNICIPALITY. HE WAS ELECTED MAYOR

ON SIX OCCASIONS AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE

COUNCIL FOR THIRTY-FIVE YEARS DURING A LONG

CAREER OF UNSELFISH DEVOTION TO PUBLIC DUTY

IT WAS HIS CONSTANT ENDEAVOUR TO INCREASE

THE POPULARITY OF BLACKPOOL AS A HEALTH AND 

PLEASURE RESORT. THE JUBILEE YEAR MARKED THE 

REALISATION OF OF THE WONDERFUL DEVELOPMENTS 

THAT HE FORESAW & ADVOCATED WITH STEADFAST

FAITH AND CONFIDENCE

Imposing shot up the tower

Water Trough facing south towards the South Entrance of the park

Entrance to clock tower showing the Corporation crest and the water trough

The corporation crest

Close up of the door. This faces the cafe.

The northern drinking trough

View from the Art Deco Cafe

From the Clock Tower facing south.
The sports arena is on the right.
The indoor sports hall is a little further on.

The inscription again

The long drive away east.
All weather pitches on the right and tennis courts on the left.

The drive away to the north. This is the tennis pavilion

 Photograph of civic dignitaries including Dr Cocker!

Blackpool dignitaries - Dr Cocker is in the centre

We will certainly be meeting Dr Cocker again on our travels.