The plaque at the base of the clock tower in Queen's Park, Caterham states: 'Presented to the people of Caterham by Mrs E M Wilson 5th May 1954'.

Mrs Edith Wilson, a former resident of Caterham and shop owner, had offered to donate £985 for the building of a clock tower as a memorial to her late husband. The final cost was £873. 2s. 11d.

When constructed the tower was approximately 16 feet high, with ornamental flower beds at the base. The clock, with its four dials, was visible from nearly the whole of the park and adjacent roads; but nowadays not so visible! Gillett & Johnston of Croydon provided the clock mechanism. The firm was established by William Gillett in 1844. The company gained a worldwide reputation by manufacturing turret clocks. In 1877 Arthur Johnston became a partner in the firm and expanded the business to include a bell foundry which closed in the 1950s.

Today the firm continues to produce large feature clocks, including turret, projecting and street clocks.

They also restore church clocks and service church bells, and make weather vanes. Gillett & Johnston made the clock within the roundabout in Caterham Valley, commemorating the centenary of Rotary International in 2005.

Mrs Wilson died in 1992 at the age of 101 years; she bequeathed a sum of money for the building of a new clubhouse for the Caterham Bowling Club.