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Otago University clock tower

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Otago University clock tower

Like many older buildings, the main clock tower building at Otago University, Dunedin, was built in several sections, but the main part was complete in 1879. The grey rock is mainly Leith trachyandesite, and the white facings are Ōamaru stone. The roof is covered with Welsh slate.

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by Bruce Hayward

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Simon Nathan and Bruce Hayward, Building stone – Igneous rocks, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/8085/otago-university-clock-tower (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Simon Nathan and Bruce Hayward, published 2 March 2009.