Description

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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Recommended Books

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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5