Clocktowers of England

The Victorians built clocktowers in great numbers, even after they were no longer strictly necessary.  Historian and author Kevin Newman has investigated these interesting obsolete buildings.  He will present an exploration of these intriguing buildings, a celebration of their architecture, and an insight into their locations, their role in popular culture and their history.  Did clocktowers have purposes other than being used to tell the time, and what exactly they tell us about our ancestors?  Do these Victorian follies have any role in today’s society?