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Morgan's Mount is a structure extending from the north side of the city walls of
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...
, in Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Merseyside to the north-west, Greater Manchester to the north-east, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire to the south-east, and Shrop ...
, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England
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as a designated Grade I listed building
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.
History
It was constructed in 1645 during the siege of Chester in theCivil War
A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same Sovereign state, state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies.J ...
as an observation platform and gun emplacement. After the Battle of Rowton Heath in September of that year, a gun on the Mount was destroyed by Parliamentary
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forces. It was originally named the Raised Square Platform, and is said to have been named later after the Royalist
A royalist supports a particular monarch as head of state for a particular kingdom, or of a particular dynastic claim. In the abstract, this position is royalism. It is distinct from monarchism, which advocates a monarchical system of gove ...
Captain William Morgan, or his son, Edward.
Architecture
The Mount is constructed in redsandstone
Sandstone is a Clastic rock#Sedimentary clastic rocks, clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of grain size, sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate mineral, silicate grains, Cementation (geology), cemented together by another mineral. Sand ...
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
A parapet is a barrier that is an upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word comes ultimately from the Italian ''parapetto'' (''parare'' 'to cover/defend' and ''petto'' 'chest/brea ...
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.
Sculpture
At the base of the tower is a life size sculpture representing the civil war cannon destroyed.See also
* Grade I listed buildings in Cheshire West and ChesterReferences
Citations Sources * {{Chester city walls Grade I listed buildings in Chester