- Building type: Monument
- Date of construction: 1871
- Architect: Timothy Hevey
- Listing: B1
- HB/SMR Ref: HB18/02/001
- 2nd Survey by EHS: No
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Martin Memorial, Clay Road, Shrigley, BT30 9PN
County Down
An octagonal arcade of round-headed arches, carried on columns with Ruskinian foliated capitals, surrounds the central shaft which incorporates a drinking fountain. Above this is a square tower supported by 8 flying buttresses springing from pinnacles, on each face is a triple pointed opening, divided by small foliate capitalled columns. Above these, large circular oculi in which the clocks (now gone) 4 faces were. Tower surmounted by acute angled gable pediments with s-lobed ogee centre pieces. 4 corner pinnacles, crocket now missing. Pyramidal roof terminating in ornate cresting
| Stone Type Category: | Buff-Pink Sandstone |
| Primary Stone Type: | Giffnock Sandstone |
| Secondary Stone Type: | Corsehill Sandstone |
| Other Stone Type: | Newry Granodiorite |
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| Stonework Construction: | Regular-coursed plain ashlar |
| Stonework Condition: | Significant and widespread loss across facades of surface material with associated loss of architectural detail |
| Condition Assessment (QUB): | 3 |
