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Description: | Ornamental fountain. Plinth with inscription, bronze portrait roundel, fountain niche and bowl on faces, supports clustered columns in pink granite, carved capitals, below block with clock face, gable top and foliated finial. Additional Information: Sir William Houldsworth Bart. (1834-1917), cotton manufacturer. Born in Manchester the fourth son of cotton spinner Henry Houldsworth. He was educated at St. Andrew's university and joined the family firm as a partner. In 1865 the firm relocated from central Manchester to Reddish, to the purpose-built Houldsworth mill, at that time a model of architecture and employment practices. Integral to the relocation plan was the building of a factory community which included a school, recreation ground, a working man's club and a church, (the latter two both designed by Alfred Waterhouse). He stood unsuccessfully for parliament in 1880, but was elected as a Conservative three years later. Houldsworth's efforts in the Tory cause were rewarded by Lord Salisbury with a baronetcy in 1887. As an MP he was a supporter of the Manchester Ship Canal, free trade (until 1903 when he came out in favour of Tariff Reform), bimetallism and the amalgamation of the cotton industry. He was also actively involved in many public institutions in Manchester, including Owen's College and many working men's clubs. Freedom of the city of Manchester was conferred on him in 1905. He retired to Scotland in 1906 where he died in April 1917.(1) His contributions to Reddish include St. Eliabeth's Church and the surrounding complex, Houldsworth Mill and its associated terraces of workers houses, built as a planned industrial estate in 1870s. | Subjects: | Ornamental Fountain | Source: | Vads | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=7548... | Go to resource |
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