The Mt Roskill Clock Tower
Standing at the corner of Dominion Road and Mt Albert Road, this clock tower was presented to the citizens of Mt Roskill by the Lions Club of Mt Roskill in March 1974.
Mt Roskill was a suburb largely settled after world war two when it was carved out from farmland as a major state housing suburb. Under the leadership of the conservative mayor Keith Hay, who was leader of the borough council between 1953 and 1974, the area became known as the "Bible Belt". In 1989, under local government reorganisation amalgamated what was then New Zealand's largest borough council into Auckland City. Part of its conservative reputation was reflected in the fact that it was one of the last suburbs in the country to "go wet", quiting its status as a dry suburb where the sale of alcohol was banned only in 1999.
While these are the Mt Roskill shops, the municipal buildings were up the road at Three Kings, on the corner of Mt Eden and Mt Albert Roads.