Cenotaph to Matthew Henry
The Cenotaph to Matthew Henry stands on a roundabout opposite the entrance to Chester Castle, Chester, Cheshire, England. It contains a medallion by Matthew Noble, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
History
Description
The obelisk is in polished granite and has a height of about 5.8 metres (19.0 ft). The portrait medallion in bronze is about 5 metres (16.4 ft) high, and is signed "M.NOBLE SC 1860".[2] The obelisk stands on a square base of three sandstone steps.[3] The inscription on the obelisk reads as follows.[2]
- MATTHEW HENRY VDM BORN 18TH OCTOBER 1662 DIED 22ND JUNE 1714
- INTERRED IN TRINITY CHURCH IN THIS CITY
The statue was designated as a Grade II listed building on 6 August 1998.[3] Grade II is the lowest of the three grades of listing and is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest".[4]
See also
References
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-84631-492-6
- ^ a b Historic England, "Cenotaph to Matthew Henry on Grosvenor Street Roundabout (1376328)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 December 2013
- ^ Listed Buildings, Historic Britain, retrieved 22 March 2015