Morgan's Mount

Morgan's Mount

Coordinates: 53°11′36″N 2°53′45″W / 53.19328°N 2.89588°W / 53.19328; -2.89588

Morgan's Mount
Chester city walls and Morgan's Mount
Location: Chester, Cheshire, England
OS grid reference: SJ 402 666
Built: 1645
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated: 28 July 1955
Reference #: 1376134
Morgan's Mount is located in Cheshire
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Location in Cheshire

Morgan's Mount is a structure extending from the north site of the city walls of Chester, in Cheshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.[1]

History

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

The Mount is constricted 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. At the northeast corner of the roof is an L-shaped stone bench.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Morgans Mount, Chester", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1376134, retrieved 29 April 2011 
  2. ^ Ward 2009, p. 68.
  3. ^ Ward 2009, p. 70.
Bibliography
  • Ward, Simon (2009), Chester: A History, Chichester: Phillimore, ISBN 9781-86077-499-7 

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