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A tabernacle is topped by a tall pinnacle with rich elaboration in a Gothic style. A battered plinth supports cusped arches on each of four sides which are framed by crocketted gables and corner pinnacles. Inside the arches is an unexpected stumpy column which supports the two stages above.
The middle stage has elaborate niches which house figures of charity, munificence, prudence and piety. Gablets in the top stage stand on small columns and the whole is topped by a cross finial. The missing small figures of a cotton-worker, a collier, and two factory girls have in recent years been recreated to replace the originals.
Title
Countess of Ellesmere Memorial
Date
1869
Medium
Hollington stone
Measurements
H 1525 x W 262 x D (?) cm
Accession number
M28_MH_S067
Acquisition method
public subscription
Work type
Monument
Owner
Salford City Council
Custodian
Salford City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
26th July 1869
Listing date
02/09/87
Access
at all times
Inscription description
A PUBLIC TRIBUTE OF AFFECTION / AND RESPECT TO THE MEMORY OF / HARRIET WIDOW OF FRANCIS / FIRST EARL OF ELLESMERE. AD.1868