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

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Description

The Rhodes Memorial Clock Tower is a memorial clock tower and drinking fountain located on Wilmslow Road in Didsbury, Manchester. It was built around 1910 to commemorate Dr. J. Milson Rhodes, who passed away in 1909. The tower is made of Portland stone and features a bronze plaque. It has a square section and is designed in the Edwardian baroque style, standing approximately 8 meters high and mounted on two steps, with the upper step having concave corners.

The north and south sides of the base include coved niches with projected drinking fountain bowls, while the other sides have blind doorways with moulded architraves. The tower itself has moulded corners and a bronze plaque on the east side, which includes an oval medallion with a profile in relief and the inscription "In memory of Dr. J. Milson Rhodes JP.CA. 1847-1909. A Friend to Humanity." The top of the tower features clock faces set in circular wreaths, a cornice that is segmentally arched over them, and a domed roof with a finial.

The clock tower is situated at the edge of the forecourt of the former railway station and forms a group with the War Memorial and Didsbury Public Library, which are located on the opposite side of the road.

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