Morgan's Mount
Morgan's Mount | |
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![]() Chester city walls and Morgan's Mount | |
Location | Chester, Cheshire, England |
Coordinates | 53°11′36″N 2°53′45″W / 53.19328°N 2.89588°W |
OS grid reference | SJ 402 666 |
Built | 1645 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Designated | 28 July 1955 |
Reference no. | 1376134 |
Morgan's Mount is a structure extending from the north side of the city walls of Chester, in Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.[1]
History
It was constructed in 1645 during the siege of Chester in the Civil War as an observation platform and gun emplacement.[1][2] After the Battle of Rowton Heath in September of that year, a gun on the Mount was destroyed by Parliamentary forces.[3] It was originally named the Raised Square Platform, and is said to have been named later after the Royalist Captain William Morgan, or his son, Edward.[1]
Architecture
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Morgan%27s_Mount.jpg/220px-Morgan%27s_Mount.jpg)
The Mount is constructed in red sandstone coursed rubble, and is rectangular in shape. It contains a chamber at the level of the walkway, with barred openings to the west and the north. Two flights of five steps lead up to the roof, which has a stone parapet surmounted by an iron railing. One of the steps has a reused Victorian gravestone. At the northeast corner of the roof is an L-shaped stone bench. Providing good views of the welsh hills beyond.[1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Mm2.jpg/220px-Mm2.jpg)
Sculpture
At the base of the tower is a life size sculpture representing the civil war cannon destroyed.
See also
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d Historic England, "Morgans Mount, Chester (1376134)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 July 2012
- ^ Ward 2009, p. 68.
- ^ Ward 2009, p. 70.
Sources
- Ward, Simon (2009), Chester: A History, Chichester: Phillimore, ISBN 978-1-86077-499-7