Memorial Title

F C Cavendish PC

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a memorial clock to the political assassination of Frederick Cavendish at the Town Hall, Buxton, Derbyshire.

Images

No images are currently available.

Locations

Last known location:
Buxton Town Hall
Market Place
Buxton
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
SK17 6EL

NGR:
SK 05837 73350
(From online digital mapping.)
(Map opens in new window.)

Location details:
The clock is in the tower on the south façade, visible from the Market Place.

Type

Overall type: Clock.

Overall condition: Fair

Description:

A town-hall clock. No further details are currently available..

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Clock	-	-	-	-	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

[None known.]

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	Political assasination.	Totals
Action or event	Phoenix Park Murders (6 May 1882).
Number died	0	0
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	0	0

Administration

Custodian: High Peak Borough Council

Local authorities:
From 1889: Local Vestry Committees, Buxton Urban Sanitary District.
From 1894: Buxton Parish Council, Buxton Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1917: Buxton Parish Council, Buxton Municipal Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: High Peak Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

1889: The clock was provided by tenants of the Duke of Devonshire.

1st November, 1968: The Buxton Central Conservation Area was first designated: the town hall lies within it.

31st January, 1997: The town hall was listed Grade II, Heritage List for England number 1259171. The clock is mentioned in the listing description.

References

This record is based mainly on the details given in the listing description quoted above.

Comments

F C Cavendish was more formally known as Lord Frederick Charles Cavendish PC and was the second son of William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire. In 1882 he was the newly appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland when he and Thomas Henry Burke, Permanent Undersecretary, were fatally stabbed in Phoenix Park Dublin on 6 May. In 1889 the tenants of the Duke provided the clock in memory of the assasination.

Can you add to or correct anything on this page? Let us know.