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    Memorial

    Newton Wood

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    Current Location

    Junction of Wood Street and Victoria Road, Victoria Road, Newton Wood, Tameside, Greater Manchester, SK16 4UT, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SJ 94161 96735

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    Type of Memorial
    Cenotaph
    WMR Reference Number
    3252
    Description
    Squat cenotaph with shallow pediment on each face, surmounted by carved crown
    Inscription
    (ON ALL FOUR SIDES): IN HONOUR (ON FRONT):1914-1919 (ON BACK): ERECTED BY THE RESIDENTS OF NEWTON WOOD. COMMITTEE (COMMITTEE NAMES)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    214
    Died
    214
    Information shown
    rank, regiment, surname, initials of forenames
    Order of names
    regiment THEN rank
    Maker(s)
    • Messrs JJ HIrst & Son, Mason

    • Mr Samuel Hague, Designer

    Sponsor Type
    private

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    13th October 1917

    Colonel John Wood MP

    Components

    Memorial

    Height: 3950mm

    Width: 1370mm

    Depth: 1370mm


    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good