Monument to J. A. Nicholls, FRAS, Great Ancoats Street, Manchester

MANCHESTER. - Monument to J. A. Nicholls, FRAS - On the 9th inst. was laid the lower course of a monument to the memory of the late Mr. Nicholls. The site of the monument is the middle of Great Ancoats‑street, between the openings of Lever‑street and George Leigh‑street; so that the obelisk will stand most prominently in the district in which the deceased gentleman was best known as an employer of factory labour, and in which he first laboured for popular education, in connexion with Sunday‑schools, and then as a foremost supporter of the Ancoats Lyceum. The obelisk is to be of polished grey granite, 19 feet high, with a base 6 feet 6 inches square; and it will bear a suitable inscription. On the pedestal will be the words, "Died September, 1859; aged 36 years." The obelisk has been executed by Messrs Patteson, of Oxford‑road, Manchester, and its erection will occupy about a fortnight. [Building News 27 July 1860 page 592]