John Whitaker
John Whitaker
John Whitaker
John Whitaker
John Whitaker
John Whitaker
John Whitaker
John Whitaker

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A stone pedestal mounted on steps and surmounted by cornice akroteria. A plain block with a steep chamfered top sits above this, itself surmounted by a draped urn. On the upper block is a low relief of John Whitaker, founder of the Sunday School that is now the Heritage Centre.
Title

John Whitaker

Date

1846

Medium

stone & marble

Measurements

H 900 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

SK11_FM_S096

Work type

Relief

Owner

Cheshire East Council

Custodian

Cheshire East Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

6th May 1846

Listing date

28/10/94

Access

at all times

Inscription description

AS / A TRIBUTE / OF VENERATION AND ESTEEM / FOR THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BENEVOLENCE / OF JOHN WHITAKER / THE FOUNDER / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED / BY THE / VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS / OF A / GRATEFUL POSTERITY / THE / 6TH DAY OF MAY 1846 / BEING / THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF / THE ESTABLISHMENT OF / THIS SUNDAY SCHOOL

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Roe Street, Macclesfield

SK11 6UT