Rhodes Memorial Clock Tower

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

MANCHESTER

SJ89SW WILMSLOW ROAD, Didsbury 698-1/8/680 (East side) Rhodes Memorial Clock Tower

GV II

Memorial clock tower and drinking fountain. c.1910. Commemorates Dr.J.Milson Rhodes (d.1909). Portland stone with bronze plaque. Square section. Edwardian baroque style. Approx. 8m high, mounted on 2 steps, the upper with concave corners; the north and south sides of the base have coved niches with projected drinking fountain bowls, and the other sides have blind doorways with moulded architraves; the tower has moulded corners, and a bronze plaque attached to the east side with an oval medallion containing a profile in relief and lettering "In memory of Dr.J.Milson Rhodes JP.CA. 1847-1909. A Friend to Humanity"; the top has clock faces set in circular wreaths, a cornice segmentally arched over them, and a domed roof with a finial. Stands at edge of forecourt to former railway station. Forms group with War Memorial (q.v.) and Didsbury Public Library (q.v.), both on opposite side of road.

Listing NGR: SJ8470491311

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This is part of the Series: IOE01/1094 IOE Records taken by Leo Jacobs; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

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© Mr Leo Jacobs. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project