Memorial

Wardle Cenotaph & Garden of Remembrance

Memorial

Source: Copyright Mike Berrell

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Current Location

Memorial Gardens, 106, Wardle Rd, Wardle, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, OL12 9JA, England

SD 91153 15779

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Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 13177
Description: The memorial comprises a Doric column of polished grey marble, topped with a stylised smoothed granite Celtic cross. The column stands on a polished grey granite pedestal with moulded upper corners and a shouldered base that is raised on a square three-stepped plinth
Inscription: Pedestal Side 1-ERECTED/TO THE MEMORY OF/THE MEN OF WARDLE/WHO LAID DOWN THEIR/LIVES FOR US IN THE/WORLD WAR/1914-1919 Pedestal Side 2-SONS OF THIS PLACE LET THIS/OF YOU BE SAID/THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY/OF YOUR DEAD/THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT/YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP/A RICHER HARVEST ERE YOU/FALL ASLEEP Pedestal Sides 3 & 4-[names in 2 columns] Top Step Side 1-AND IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945/[names in 3 columns]

Cross

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1441200

Pedestal

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1441200

Steps

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II