"The height of the tower is exaggerated by the slim buttresses, placed diagonally on the corners, terminating with pinnacles above the eaves of the steeply-swept copper roof. The stress on verticality and elongation is further heightened by the mullions to the bell chamber, the attenuation of the sculptured figures, the slit windows and the panelling of the door. The form of the tower is entirely novel. It has been argued that the essential attribute of Art Nouveau is the S curve, but Lindley Clock Tower is clearly a work inspired by the same ideals that motivated all Art Nouveau, the cultivation of art as an end in itself and the forming of a new and unprecedented style-literally an art nouveau." "[Archer, J. H. G. - Edgar Wood : a notable Manchester architect', transactions of the Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, vols, 73-74, 1963-64, pp, 153-187, (published 1966).]