Walmesley Monument In Front Of Church Of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Wigan local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 July 1983. Commemorative cross.

Walmesley Monument In Front Of Church Of St John

WRENN ID: dusk-cobalt-gold
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Wigan
Country: England
Date first listed: 11 July 1983
Type: Commemorative cross
Source: Historic England listing

Description

WIGAN

SD5806SW STANDISHGATE 24-1/6/74 (East side) 11/07/83 Walmesley monument in front of Church of St John (Formerly Listed as: STANDISHGATE (East side) Cross standing in front of Church of St John)

GV II

Commemorative cross. Dated 1852 on base, said to be by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (Pevsner). Commemorates Charles and Elizabeth Walmesley. Sandstone. Mounted on 3 square steps; square pedestal with dedicatory inscription; square shaft with roll-moulded corners, shields and symbols of the Evangelists at the base, figures of the Virgin and St John on corbels at the top, and a crocketed gablet. Forms group with Church of St John (qv) and with No.93 (St John's Club, qv). (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: South Lancashire: 1969-: 425).

Listing NGR: SD5845806055

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