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    Memorial

    Liverpool Cotton Association

    Statue and Plaque

    Source: Copyright Ashlea Cummins

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    Current Location

    The International Cotton Association, Walker House, Exchange Passage West, Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, L2 3YL, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SJ 34121 90550

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    Type of Memorial
    Serviceman / Servicewoman
    WMR Reference Number
    2339
    Description
    Statue of soldier is a life-size representation in bronze of a British soldier of the First World War in full uniform and equipment, advancing his rifle at the port. There is a nearby plaque and roll of honour plus second copy of roll of honour in other location Bronze plaque has a decorative borderand gold lettering Plastic roll of honour is black writing on yellowed background without ornamentation Paper roll of honour is framed in wood and has colour illumination at the top with union jack and other flags plus crown and 1914-1918/1939-1945 scrolls
    Inscription
    Metal Tablet: This memorial was unveiled at the Cotton Exchange by / Field Marshal Earl Haig of Bemersyde on 5th April 1922 / It is dedicated to those men from / The Liverpool Cotton Association . who died for their defence of liberty and justice in the Great War 1914-1918 and World War 1939-1945 / Their name liveth forevermore Metal tablet: THE BOOK OF SERVICE / LIES IN THE NEWS ROOM PRO PATRIA / 1914 - 1919 IN REMEMBRANCE OF MEMBERS OF THE LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE / NEWSROOM WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES OF RIGHT AND FREEDOM / AND WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED IN THE ADJOINING TABLETS / AND OF THOSE SONS OF MEMBERS WHO LAID / DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE SAME GREAT CAUSE / IN GRATITUDE ALSO TO ALL MEMBERS AND SONS OF MEMBERS / WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY / DURING THE WAR / THE NAME OF ALL RECORDED / IN THE BOOK OF SERVICE Inscription below metal tablet difficult to read: THIS MEMORIAL WAS RE-ERECTED / IN THIS POSITION IN 1953 The section below does not seem an accurate transcription, needs checking. METAL PLAQUE: 1914-1919/ THIS MEMORIAL/ WAS UNVEILED BY/ FIELD-MARSHAL/ EARL HAIG/ OF BEMERSYDE/ 5TH APRIL 1922 PLASTIC ROLL OF HONOUR: THIS PLAQUE RECORDS THE NAMES OF THOSE MEN WHO/ WENT FROM THE LIVERPOOL COTTON ASSOCIATION TO THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918 AND TO THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ AND DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN DEFENCE OF/ LIBERTY AND JUSTICE/ 1914-1918 / (Names)/ 1939-1945 / (Names)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE FRAMED ILLUMINATED ROLL OF HONOUR: THE NAMES HERE RECORDED ARE OF THOSE MEN WHO WENT FROM/ THE LIVERPOOL COTTON ASSOCIATION/ TO THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ AND DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN/ DEFENCE OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE/ 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    358
    Died
    358
    Information shown
    Surname, initials
    Order of names
    Alphabetical by surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    65
    Died
    65
    Information shown
    Surname, initials
    Order of names
    Alphabetical by surname
    Maker(s)
    • Francis Derwent Wood, Sculptor

    Costs
    c £4,000
    Sponsor Type
    corporate
    Maintenance History
    2013: International Cotton Association moved to new premises at Walker House and relocated memorial. 2013, Aug: International Cotton Association (formerly the Liverpool Cotton Association) is in the process of relocating the memorial to a more prominent location. A new plaque has been commissioned to consolidate the content of the two current plaques. A BAYONET FORMED PART OF THE ORIGINAL DESIGN BUT AFTER MANY HAD BEEN REMOVED NO FURTHER REPLACEMENT WAS MADE RECENT PHOTOGRAPH SUGGESTS THAT METAL PLAQUE MAY HAVE BEEN PAINTED SINCE ORIGINAL RECORD SUBMITTED TO US.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    5 April 1922

    Field Marshal The Earl Haig KT GCB OM GCVO KCIE

    Dedicated

    5th April 1922

    Bishop of Liverpool

    Unveiled

    17th May 1949

    17th Earl of Derby

    Dedicated

    17th May 1949

    Bishop of Liverpoool (Dr. Clifford Martin)

    Previous Location(s)

    • Courtyard, entry via Old Hall Street, Cotton Exchange Building, Old Hall Street And Edmund Street, Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, England

      OS Grid Reference

      SD 340 170

      Reason for move

      Moved office

    Components

    Plaque

    Height: 610

    Width: 1220


    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Plinth

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Lost


    Tablets

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Lost


    Figure

    Height: 1800

    Width: 800


    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Roll of honour

    Made from: Paper, Synthetic Material


    Condition: Good


    Report a Concern

    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    120238

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    • Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 05 April 1922 EARL HAIG HERE "The Greatest British Soldier." COTTON EXCHANGE. MEMORIAL TO FALLEN MEN UNVEILED. "THEY WERE MY COMRADES." FIELD-MARSHAL AND COMMON DUTY AT PRESENT TIME.
    • Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Thursday 06 April 1922 EAR:L HAIG'S COMRADES. LIVERPOOL COTTON EXCHANGE MEMORIAL.
    • Liverpool Echo - Monday 16 May 1949 COTTON EXCHANGE MEMORIAL.