The foundation stone was laid on 1 March 1869 and construction was completed in November 1878.
Premchand Roychand's mother was blind and a staunch follower of the Jain religion and she was supposed to consume her dinner before evening.
Legend says that the evening bell of the tower helped her to know the time without anyone's help.
A portion of the total cost of construction was donated by Premchand Roychand, known as the cotton king of the time, under one condition that the tower should be named after his mother Rajabai.
The Rajabai Clock Tower was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and modelled on Big Ben in London.
