A 1929 clock tower on the corner of Madras Street and Oxford Terrace in the Christchurch central city. It was built with money from the businessman and philanthropist Thomas Edmond, who donated £5,000 towards the River Bank Improvement Scheme to mark 50 years of business in Christchurch. The scheme also covered a telephone cabinet and drinking fountain on Madras Street, and a band rotunda and shelter on the Cambridge Terrace riverbank.
The tower was badly damaged in the Canterbury earthquakes. The top section moved and the structure cracked at two levels. In May 2012 it was carefully taken down and placed on a bed of sand, and on 23 April 2013 its upper portion was lifted back onto its base. A reviewer says the playground next to the tower is awesome for children. Within the Christchurch clock heritage listing, the Edmonds tower is one of several public clocks described by the council.