Survey Data

Reg No

20004046


Rating

Regional


Categories of Special Interest

Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Social


Original Use

Monument


In Use As

Monument


Date

1880 - 1885


Coordinates

133446, 177772


Date Recorded

28/10/1997


Date Updated

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Description

Statue of Maid of Erin, erected 1881, comprising robed female figure, set on drum surmounting Doric column with plinth. Intertwined shamrocks around drum. Erected in memory of the Manchester Martyrs. Similar in design to O'Connell Monument in O'Connell Square. Relocated to present site in 1966. Set on red and grey paved roundabout at junction of four roads.