Memorial

Little Lever Library

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The building was For Sale By Tender when visited in November 2023. A Covenant is proposed for the preservation of the memorial tablets and sculpture, which are Listed Grade II., Former Branch Library, Coronation Square, Market Street, Little Lever, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL3 1HH, England

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SD 75465 07328

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Other structure
WMR Reference Number: 10686
Description: Branch Library built in brick in an Art Deco style with memorial tablets and a sculpture on its front wall. The original Great War Coniston slate memorial tablets carrying the incised Names sit each side of a carved Stancliffe stone panel bearing the dates of the conflict above a figure of a shrouded, recumbent soldier, with his helmet beside his exposed head, and his forage cap at its foot. It is framed by slate panels. The upper of these is interrupted by a panel carrying the Lever coat of arms and motto (Mutare Vel Timere Sperno), with the Dedication on the lower panel. The WW2 Names are incised on two slate panels installed beneath the centre panel. The years of the conflict are carved at the centre.
Inscription: (Names)/ 1914 - 1918 at top of theSculpture / (Names)/ IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF LITTLE LEVER/ WHO GAVE THEY LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVER MORE/ (Names)/ 1939/ 1945/ (Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 79
Died: 79
Information shown: Surname, forenames and initials
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 28
Died: 28
Information shown: Surname, forenames and initials
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname

History

Maker(s): W H Doxey, Sculptor
Maintenance History: This tablet was refurbished in 1998, due to fading of the lettering.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

1940

Lady Openshaw, Chairman, Lancashire Libraries, Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Unveiled

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SD 75465 07328

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Little Lever Library

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

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Little Lever Library

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Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

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