Sujet

Monument to the Late Earl of Ellesmere to be raised at Worsley, 1858. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Monument to the Late Earl of Ellesmere to be raised at Worsley, 1858. 'About 161 models and designs were sent for competition...The committee selected what they considered the six best designs, which they submitted to Mr. Edward Barry of London, who, without knowing their authors, adjudged the first prize to Messrs. Driver and Webber, of London, who will have to erect and complete the monument for £1800...[The memorial] is a tower of Transition Gothic character, and is composed of an octagonal shaft, rising 132 feet from an enriched base, which is approached by bold stone steps, forming a spacious platform and footing to the whole 49 feet square...The shafts of detached columns are formed of marble, with carved caps and moulded bases...At the top of the shaft a room is constructed, and lighted on each face by deeply-recessed windows. This room commands an extended view, and may be used with advantage as an observatory, if desired...When completed the monument will, it is said, be visible from six counties'. From "Illustrated London News", 1858.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM23A82_270

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

73,5Mo (2,2Mo) / 36,9cm x 50,0cm / 4354 x 5900 (300dpi)

Mots clés

architecture arts memorial art British color decoration decorative marble Gothic century Britain newspapers press print decorated B&W engraved engraving Viewing Platform Colour 19th century black & white black and white B W Neo-Gothic white and black Monument Gothic Revival nineteenth century Victorian Gothic The Print Collector Illustrated London News ILN newspaper Unknown Francis Egerton Francis Egerton 1st Earl of Ellesmere Lord Ellesmere Ellesmere Earl of Ellesmere 19th-century 1st Earl of