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Morgan's Mount

Coordinates: 53°11′36″N 2°53′45″W / 53.19328°N 2.89588°W / 53.19328; -2.89588
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Morgan's Mount
Chester city walls and Morgan's Mount
LocationChester, Cheshire, England
Coordinates53°11′36″N 2°53′45″W / 53.19328°N 2.89588°W / 53.19328; -2.89588
OS grid referenceSJ 402 666
Built1645
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated28 July 1955
Reference no.1376134
Morgan's Mount is located in Cheshire
Morgan's Mount
Location in Cheshire

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

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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

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Information board of Morgan's Mount

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]

A painting of what Morgan's view was like

Sculpture

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At the base of the tower is a life size sculpture representing the civil war cannon destroyed.

See also

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References

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Citations

  1. ^ a b c d Historic England, "Morgans Mount, Chester (1376134)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 July 2012
  2. ^ Ward 2009, p. 68.
  3. ^ Ward 2009, p. 70.

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