Rhodes Memorial Clock Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Manchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 June 1994. Memorial, drinking fountain. 3 related planning applications.
Rhodes Memorial Clock Tower
- WRENN ID
- hollow-spire-river
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Manchester
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 June 1994
- Type
- Memorial, drinking fountain
- Source
- Historic England listing
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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