Description

MANCHESTER

SJ8398SE ALBERT SQUARE
698-1/27/5 Albert Memorial
18/12/63

GV I

Memorial to Prince Albert. 1862-5, by Thomas Worthington, with
statue by Matthew Noble. Mostly sandstone, with statue of
white marble. In the form of a large Gothic ciborium or
canopy, to a design derived from the C13 church of Santa Maria
della Spina in Italy: square in plan, with a tall 2-centred
arched opening in each side under a steep gable with carved
enrichments, corner piers surmounted by tall canopies with
shafts and heavily carved crocketed tops, containing statues
representing Art, Commerce, Science and Agriculture, and an
octagonal spire with crocketed top and delicate wrought-iron
open-work finial. Raised on base with moulded plinth and bands
of heraldic panels, and mounted on podium of 5 steps. Under
the canopy, a statue of a standing figure, mounted on a
pedestal.
History: first major Albert Memorial to be completed; perhaps
a prototype for the Albert Memorial in Kensington, by Sir
George Gilbert Scott.

Listing NGR: SJ8382298116

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q50281233

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Recommended Books

• 
  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)