Memorial

Lytham Cenotaph

The Memorial

Source: Copyright Mike Coyle

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Current Location

In Gardens between Church Road and Hastings Place, Market Square, Market Square, Lytham, Fylde, Lancashire, FY8 5LW, England

SD 36477 27195

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Type of Memorial: Cenotaph
WMR Reference Number: 18596
Description: Large rectangular, stone cenotaph comprising 4 stepped and surmounted by what appears to be a mausoleum. The cenotaph is set on a 3 stepped base. Name plaques on 4 sides.
Inscription: (North Face) THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 18/ THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE/ (Names) (East Face) IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names) (South Face) THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 18/ THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE (Names) (West Face) IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL/ 1939 - 1945 /(Names)

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 75
Died: 75
Information shown: surname, rank, forename, initials of additional forenames
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname.

War: Afghanistan (2001-2014)
Number Commemorated: 2
Died: 2
Information shown: surname, rank, service unit, initials of forename, date of death, country of death
Order of names: surname,forename,rank,regiment

War: Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Rank, forenames, surname, service unit, country of death, date of death

Maintenance History: 2007: £55,000 restoration funded by Fylde Council and completed in partnership with Lytham in Bloom. 2010: 2 Names added