Tyldesley Monument is a Grade II listed building in the Wigan local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1951. Monument.

Tyldesley Monument

WRENN ID
tall-pier-plum
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wigan
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1951
Type
Monument
Source
Historic England listing

Description

WIGAN

SD50NE WIGAN LANE 24-1/2/124 (East side) 24/10/51 Tyldesley Monument

II

Monument commemorating Sir Thomas Tyldesley, killed on this spot during battle of Wigan Lane in 1651. Erected 1679 by Alexander Rigby Esq (then High Sheriff of Lancashire); restored 1886 by Wigan Corporation. Coursed sandstone blocks. Pier approximately 1m square and 5 metres high; pedestal with moulded coping; moulded cornice with ball finial. Near the top of each side is a slate plaque (of 1886), that on the west front with a long inscription (presumably copying original wording by Alexander Rigby), that on the south side recording the restoration, and the others blank.

Listing NGR: SD5850306652

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