Seymour Square, Blenheim

Blenheim is blessed with many attractive parks and the focal point of the town is the wonderful Seymour Square. The square named after Henry Seymour. It contains the War Memorial and Clock Tower,unveiled in 1928, and serves as the Marlborough province's principal monument to residents killed during the First World War. The War Memorial and Clock Tower is classified as a "Category 1" historical place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.

The Clock Tower stands at 16.5m high, was designed by Roger Bacon as WW1 Memorial. There is a memorial chamber contains six bronze plates with the names of 419 Marlburians who lost their lives. The tower's clock and bell were donated by George F.Watts and Ethel in memory of two nephews killed in action. Until today, clock chimes every hour on the hour.

The Inscription on the outside written "To the glory of God, and the memory of the men of Marlborough who give their lives in the Great War"

World War Two Memorial Fountain located adjacent to the Clock Tower. At night the fountain comes to life, with beautiful colours emitted from the water.

 The fountain was erected in the memory of those men and women of Blenheim and the surrounding districts, who made the supreme sacrifice in the Second World War 1939-1945.