Memorial

Dunscar

Main Memorial

Source: Copyright M A Smith

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Current Location

Roadside, Blackburn Road, Dunscar, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL7 9ES, England

SD 71319 14130

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Type of Memorial: Serviceman / Servicewoman
WMR Reference Number: 13231
Description: Three-stepped base surmounted by column with standing soldier on top. Surrounded by a garden on a traffic island. Soldier stands with his head bowed and his hands resting on upturned rifle. Pack on his back. .
Inscription: 6 O'CLOCK FACE: OUR / GLORIOUS / DEAD / THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED / IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF / EGERTON, EAGLEY, DUNSCAR / AND BROMLEY CROSS, / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / LEST WE FORGET / WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES) / "AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM" OTHER FACES: (NAMES)

Maker(s): Harry Bramwell of Walmsley
Messrs Gaffin and Co, Designer
Mr J B Gass, Architect
Costs: 1,500.00 +
Maintenance History: 2003: Bolton Council paid for work conducted by a stone mason