Clock Tower, Meerut

The clock tower at Meerut, India, also known as the Meerut Ghantaghar and Subhash Chandra Dwar, is a clock tower completed in 1914. It serves as a gateway between the market and Meerut City railway station.[1][2]

Clock Tower, Meerut
View from market
Alternative namesMeerut Ghantaghar, Subhash Chandra Dwar
General information
TypeClock tower
Town or cityMeerut
CountryIndia
Coordinates28°58′44″N 77°41′55″E
Construction started1913
Completed1914
Known forLandmark of Meerut

Origin

The clock tower at Meerut was built on what was a gate named Kamboh Darwaza.[3][lower-alpha 1] The conversion was intended to serve as a memorial to King Edward.[5] The foundation stone was laid by district magistrate and collector of Meerut, James Rae Pearson Esquire on 17 March 1913.[1] The clock was previously at the Allahabad High Court after being imported from Germany.[3] It was installed in the tower at Meerut in 1914.[1]

Design and structure

The clock tower is built in brick masonry.[1]

Location

It serves as a gateway between the Valley market and Meerut City railway station.[1] Nearby is the town hall.[1] Two other clock towers in Meerut are located at Budhana Gate, and at St. John's Church.[1]

Society and culture

In the 1930s, the tower served as the location for a meeting held by Subash Chandra Bose.[1] It was subsequently renamed Subhash Chandra Dwar.[3]

In 1990, the brass parts of the clock were stolen.[1]

A replica of the structure constructed in Mumbai, featured in Sharukh Khan's 2018 film Zero.[6]

Notes
  1. Kamboh gate was built by Abu Muhammad Khán Kamboh.[4]

References
  1. Singh, Dr Yatindra Pal (2021). "39. Meerut". Clock towers of India. Blue Rose Publishers. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-9-35427-256-1.
  2. Bhatia, Ishita (31 December 2014). "Meerut's landmark towers have clocks that don't tick". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. "Ghantaghar in Meerut". www.meerutonline.in. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  4. Atkinson, Edwin T. (1876). Statistical, Descriptive and Historical Account of the North-Western Provinces of India: Meerut division. v.2:pt.1. Saháranpur District. v.2:pt.2. Aligarh District. v.3:pt.1. Bulandshahr District. v.3:pt.2. Meerut (Mirath) District. v.3:pt.3. Muzaffarnagar District. Printed at the North-western Provinces' Government Press. p. 405.
  5. "Meerut". Civil & Military Gazette. Lahore. 23 March 1913. p. 8.
  6. "Aanand L Rai recreated Meerut's Ghanta Ghar in Film city for 'Zero'". The Times of India. 21 December 2018. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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