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    Memorial

    Men Of Irlam And Cadishead District

    Source: Copyright Jean Brandwood

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    Current Location

    Prince's Park, Liverpool Road, Irlam, Salford, Greater Manchester, M44 6WY, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SJ 72117 94276

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    Type of Memorial
    Wall
    WMR Reference Number
    26209
    Description
    Central block and two metal plaques each side containing the names. The whole stands on a two-step plinth, the top step of which is crazy-paved. A bronze Winged Victory figure on a globe, with flowrs in her left hand and a palm branch in her right surmounts the central block.
    Inscription
    Each of 2 identical plaques-IN/MEMORY/AND/PERPETUAL HONOUR/OF THE BRAVE MEN OF/IRLAM AND CADISHEAD DISTRICT/WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918./[names] 1 Plaque-IN/MEMORY/AND/PERPETUAL HONOUR/OF THE BRAVE MEN OF/IRLAM/WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR/1939-1945/[names] 1 Plaque-IN/MEMORY/AND/PERPETUAL HONOUR/OF THE BRAVE MEN OF/IRLAM/WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR/1939-1945/[names] Stone plaque on dado- THEIR/ NAME/ LIVETH/ FOR/ EVERMORE
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    137
    Died
    137
    Information shown
    surname, forenames, ranks other than private, regiment
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    96
    Died
    96
    Information shown
    surname, forenames
    Order of names
    surname
    Maker(s)
    • Henry Nurse, Designer

    • John Cassidy, Sculptor

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    5th November 1949

    Dedicated

    5th November 1949

    Custodian
    Salford City Council

    Components

    Wall

    Height: 70 INS.

    Width: 240 INS.

    Depth: 12 INS.


    Made from: Stone - York


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1475419

    Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * a poignant war memorial designed by Henry Nurse that employs good quality materials and craftsmanship; * it incorporates a bronze figure by the noted sculptor John Cassidy RBS, who was responsible for a number of listed sculptures and war memorials.

    Plaques

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1475419

    Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * a poignant war memorial designed by Henry Nurse that employs good quality materials and craftsmanship; * it incorporates a bronze figure by the noted sculptor John Cassidy RBS, who was responsible for a number of listed sculptures and war memorials.

    Figure

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1475419

    Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * a poignant war memorial designed by Henry Nurse that employs good quality materials and craftsmanship; * it incorporates a bronze figure by the noted sculptor John Cassidy RBS, who was responsible for a number of listed sculptures and war memorials.

    • Other website http://freespace.virgin.net/paul.cesnav/icwmpp.htm
    • Drum, Neil, and Peter Thomas. A District at War Irlam and Cadishead's Part in the Great War 1914-1918. 2010.
    • Hulme, Charlie. "Irlam and Cadishead War Memorial." John Cassidy: Manchester Sculptor, 2012. www.johncassidy.org.uk/irlam.html. Accessed 19 June 2024.
    • "Irlam and Cadishead War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1475419. Accessed 24 June 2024.