Worsley Green Monument by Arthur S
Worsley Green Monument
Worsley Green Monument is a fountain built in 1905. The fountain was erected by the 3rd Earl of Ellesmere in memory of the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater shortly after the removal of the former factory of the Duke which stood on the site of the green. The fountain stands on the site of the former factory chimney and re-uses bricks from it. A long Latin inscription on one of the steps starts “I was a lofty column, where panting nostrils were made by the skill of the Cyclops, the glory of the smith”.
Brick with stone dressings. A central carved stone bowl on scrolled pedestal stands on a platform of four steps. It is surrounded by a brick superstructure which has arched openings in each side, weathered diagonal buttreses and an entablature with debased triglyphs, a cornice and a pierced parapet.
Created: 25 April 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Worsley Green Monument
Local History around Worsley Green Monument
There are some historic monuments around including:
Radcliffe Tower and site of hall 100m south west of the parish church in RadcliffeBridgewater Canal's Barton Aqueduct embankment and retaining wallsCanal tunnel entrances and wharfAstley Green Colliery: engine house and headgearRingley Old BridgeWardley Hall moated site, WorsleyLime kiln and associated culvert 50m north of Worsley Methodist Church.
