Built in 1884 and designed by James Picton, the tower is a memorial to the architect's wife Sarah Pooley, who had died in 1879.

[1][2] 53°23′54″N 2°54′57″W / 53.3982°N 2.9158°W / 53.3982; -2.9158 (Picton Clock Tower, Liverpool) Renaissance in its style, the tower consists of three sections mounted upon a rusticated base and surrounded on four sides by iron street lamps which feature dolphins at their base.

On the lower section walls, there are three stone plaques on each side and an access door to the tower, above these are roundels with urns at each corners.

Above these are round-headed windows which are topped with a clock face in each direction.

[4] The tower has plaques on three of its sides with two being poems and one a dedication to James Picton's wife Sarah Pooley.