Monument record 4484/1/1 - Monument to Hugh Bourne

Monument to Hugh Bourne 'chief founder of the Primitive Methodists', 1852 (1).
Inscribed John Walford Architectus. Ashlar with inset lead lettering. Square base with diagonal buttresses to the corners with offsets capped by small obelisk finials. Resting on the plinth is a larger central obelisk. At the time of the resurvey (1985) the obelisk was fractured and in three pieces.
The inscription on the plinth notes his date of birth and death and his accomplishments (2).

<1> Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME), 1994, An Inventory of Non-Conformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in the North of England, Cheshire Number 141 (Book). SCH4548.

<2> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /3/51 (Report). SCH1934.