Clock Tower, St Albans
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Clock Tower, St Albans is a historic medieval bell tower and prominent local landmark in the centre of St Albans, England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clock Tower, St Albans canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9587242 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clock Tower, St Albans Context triple: [St Albans Charter Market, nearbyAttraction, Clock Tower, St Albans]
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A.
Baldock Clock Tower
Baldock Clock Tower is a prominent historic clock tower and local landmark in the town of Baldock, Hertfordshire, England.
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B.
Ayer Mill Clock Tower
The Ayer Mill Clock Tower is a historic mill clock tower in Lawrence, Massachusetts, known for its large clock faces and as a prominent symbol of the city’s industrial past.
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C.
Shotley Gate
Shotley Gate is a small coastal village in Suffolk, England, situated on the Shotley Peninsula where the rivers Orwell and Stour meet.
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D.
Wainhouse Tower
Wainhouse Tower is a prominent Victorian-era folly and observation tower in Halifax, England, noted for its ornate design and status as one of the tallest structures of its kind in the world.
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E.
Carfax Tower
Carfax Tower is a historic medieval bell tower and prominent city landmark located at the central crossroads of Oxford, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clock Tower, St Albans Target entity description: Clock Tower, St Albans is a historic medieval bell tower and prominent local landmark in the centre of St Albans, England.
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A.
Baldock Clock Tower
Baldock Clock Tower is a prominent historic clock tower and local landmark in the town of Baldock, Hertfordshire, England.
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B.
Ayer Mill Clock Tower
The Ayer Mill Clock Tower is a historic mill clock tower in Lawrence, Massachusetts, known for its large clock faces and as a prominent symbol of the city’s industrial past.
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C.
Shotley Gate
Shotley Gate is a small coastal village in Suffolk, England, situated on the Shotley Peninsula where the rivers Orwell and Stour meet.
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D.
Wainhouse Tower
Wainhouse Tower is a prominent Victorian-era folly and observation tower in Halifax, England, noted for its ornate design and status as one of the tallest structures of its kind in the world.
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E.
Carfax Tower
Carfax Tower is a historic medieval bell tower and prominent city landmark located at the central crossroads of Oxford, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grade I listed building
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bell tower ⓘ medieval tower ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval architecture ⓘ |
| category | Clock towers in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | circa 1412 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | circa 1403 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 51.752°N 0.340°W ⓘ |
| country |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasInscription | medieval commemorative inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
belfry
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bell ⓘ clock face ⓘ parapet ⓘ spiral staircase ⓘ turrets ⓘ |
| hasStairCount | over 90 steps ⓘ |
| height | approximately 19.5 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 20th century listing ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| inception | early 15th century ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Hertfordshire ⓘ |
| locatedInTheStreet | High Street, St Albans ⓘ |
| locatedNear | St Peter’s Street, St Albans ⓘ |
| location |
St Albans
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linked to:
St Albans, Hertfordshire
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| materialUsed |
flint
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stone ⓘ |
| mediaCommonsCategory | Clock Tower, St Albans ⓘ |
| nearby |
Market Place, St Albans
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linked to:
St Albans Charter Market
|
| notableFor |
being a rare medieval town belfry in England
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panoramic views over St Albans ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreys | five ⓘ |
| offersViewOf | St Albans Cathedral ⓘ |
| openToPublic | seasonal ⓘ |
| operator | St Albans City and District Council ⓘ |
| ownedBy | St Albans City and District Council ⓘ |
| partOf | historic centre of St Albans ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
used as a lookout during the Wars of the Roses
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used to ring curfew bell ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civic ceremonies
ⓘ
public visiting ⓘ |
| uses |
bell ringing
ⓘ
timekeeping ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clock Tower, St Albans Description of subject: Clock Tower, St Albans is a historic medieval bell tower and prominent local landmark in the centre of St Albans, England.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.