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Matthew Henry

Flintshire 1662 - Nantwich, Cheshire 1714
British Nonconformist minister and author; best known for the six-volume biblical commentary Exposition of the Old and New Testaments
(Wikipedia)

Matthew Noble
1860

Description

Obelisk designed by Thomas Harrison with a bronze portrait medallion by Matthew Noble. The obelisk originally stood in the churchyard of St Bridget's Church, and was moved in the 1960s to the present location on the roundabout opposite the entrance to Chester Castle.

Inscription(s)

matthew henry v.d.m.

erected by public subscription
a.d. 1860

born 18th oct 1662
died 22nd june 1614

interred in
trinity church
in this city

Sculptor

Matthew Noble (Hackness near Scarborough 1817 - London 1876), British sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Cenotaph to Matthew Henry.
Cheshire Observer, 25 August 1860 (British Newspaper Archive).

Locatie (N 53°11'12" - W 2°53'36") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbnw148; Photograph: 25 June 2023
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