- Type of Memorial
- Cenotaph
- WMR Reference Number
- 1283
- Description
- Large rectangular cenotaph structure referencing an altar or tomb, set upon a stepped stone platform. The long sides of the cenotaph bear bronze friezes in low relief. The WW1 panel faces Lime Street and depicts mourners of all ages in contemporary, 1920s dress grouped around a Stone of Remembrance where they are laying flowers and wreaths with their heads bowed, an elderly man stifling a sob as they advance forward. The background imagery depicts row upon row of war graves in a military cemetery, which recede into the distance and infinity. The WW2 panel, facing St George's Hall, represents 'the march to action of the fighting services' and depicts a continuous stream of marching troops in serried ranks moving collectively like automata, their dress, weapons and equipment denoting the different armed forces, and all with similar facial characteristics so that they are barely individualised, reflecting both the vast numbers of the dead and also the unity of the nation. The ends adorned with bronze shields bearing the Civic Arms of the City of Liverpool with pendant bronze festoons. The commemorations are above and below the friezes on the long sides, carved into the cenotaph.
- Inscription
- Facing Lime Street, Above: TO THE MEN OF LIVERPOOL WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ AND ALL WHO HAVE FALLEN IN CONFLICT SINCE
Facing Lime Street, Below - AND THE VICTORY THAT DAY WAS TURNED INTO MOURNING UNTO ALL THE PEOPLE
Facing St George's Hall, Above: AS UNKNOWN AND YET WELL KNOWN; AS DYING, AND BEHOLD WE LIVE
Facing St George's Hall, Below: OUT OF THE NORTH PARTS....A GREAT COMPANY AND A MIGHTY ARMY
Ends: 1914 - 1919/ 1939 - 1945
