Clock built and corner rounded. 1838 Timelines: Buildings Timeline

The building at the corner of Baxter gate and French Gate had originally been constructed in the eighteenth century. In 1837 it was altered by architect William Hurst who rounded its corner, which by that time had become a traditional way of smartening up the town’s streets. The clock was added in 1838 and for most of the rest of the century, this was a prominent feature of Doncaster viewed by every traveller on the Great North Road.