Memorial

Ward Street, Lostock Hall - WW2 Air Raid Casualties

The Memorial

Source: Copyright Mike Coyle

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Current Location

In a grassed area outside Lostock Court Sheltered Housing , Lostock Court, Ward Street, Tardy Gate, Lostock Hall, South Ribble, Lancashire, PR5 5LL, England

OS Grid Reference

SD 54758 25279

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Stone of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 13161
Description: Rough stone monolith with inset metal plaque. The plaque has the commemoration at the top and the names (in two columns) beneath: all lettering is incised.
Inscription: SOUTH RIBBLE BOROUGH COUNCIL/ IN MEMORY/ This plaque was donated by the Borough Council/ to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the air raid/ on the 27th October 1940./ During which the following members/ of the Ward Street Community/ tragically lost their lives./ (Names)/ 11th NOVEMBER 1990

Commemoration

War: Second World War - civilians
Number Commemorated: 25
Died: 25
Information shown: Forename, Surname, Age, Date and Place of Death
Order of names: Surname

History

Sponsor Type: other

Ceremonies

Unveiled

April 1991

Mayor Councillor Marjorie Nicholls

Conservation

Components

Plaque

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good

Memorial

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Further Information

Midgley, Carol. "Village's tribute to bomb victims." Preston Evening Post, 12 November 1990.
"Plaque honour for war dead." Lancashire Evening Post, 26 April 1991, p. 13.
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2830835/ward-street-1940-bombing-memorial#view-photo=319146704, accessed 6th June, 2025