How you can use this image

Notes

Add or edit a note on this artwork that only you can see. You can find notes again by going to the ‘Notes’ section of your account.

An angel, dressed in a long flowing robe, standing with outstretched wings and the left arm raised to heaven, surmounting a dome-shaped pedestal. Two separate water troughs for animals stood in front of the pedestal. It was presented to Rochdale by Ellen MacKinnon in memory of her mother, Augusta in 1899. It was sited at the junction of the Esplanade and Manchester Road in front of one of the entrances into Broadfield Park. Over the years its condition deteriorated, and in April 1961 it was removed to Entwisle Road transport depot. It was never restored and appears to have been destroyed.

Title

Mackinnon Memorial Fountain

Medium

marble

Measurements

H 457 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

OL11_PRJ_S002

Acquisition method

commissioned by the Mackinnon family

Work type

Water fountain, trough or pump

Owner

Rochdale Borough Council

Custodian

Rochdale Borough Council

Work status

lost

Unveiling date

20th October 1899

Inscription description

PRESENTED TO THE TOWN OF / ROCHDALE / BY ELLEN MACKINNON. / IN MEMORY OF HER MOTHER / AUGUSTA / SISTER OF THE LATE JOHN SMITH ENTWISLE / OF FOXHOLES. / 1899.

Read less