Description

OLDHAM

SD90SW WERNETH PARK
780-1/3/91 (North East side)
Monument to Sarah Lees

GV II

Monument to Sarah Lees. c1938. White ashlar and bronze. Tall
pylon with crosses in relief on each side rising from
hexagonal plinth itself carried on circular base set in centre
of raised flower bed with low stone retaining wall
incorporating drinking fountains now mutilated at cardinal
points. Circular base carries low relief bronzes, depicting
signs of zodiac, and figures emblematic of seasons together
with bust of Sarah Lees and inscription plate also low relief
bronzes on hexagon above. Erected to the memory of Sarah Lees
by the townspeople of Oldham. Sarah Lees was a leading local
philanthropist and public figure, the first woman on Oldham
town council in 1907, and mayor in 1910. On her death in 1935,
she left her former home of Werneth Park to the town.
(Lancashire Life: E.L.Briggs: Sarah's Reaching Hands: 1984-:
41).

Listing NGR: SD9149803930

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26571508

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)