Memorial

Longdendale Broadbottom

3 o'clock face - Names

Source: Copyright Jenny W

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Current Location

Moss Lane with Mottram Road, Moss Lane, Broadbottom, Tameside, Greater Manchester, SK14 6BD, England

SJ 98985 93816

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Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 3271
Description: Four-sided plinth, with pillars at each corner and tablets bearing inscription. Above each tablet there is a small gable. The pillars are capped with pinnacles, and the monument is topped with a dome which bears a large cross. The memorial is surrounded by railings with gold balls on top.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face: 1914 PRO PATRIA 1918/ IN PROUD/ AND/ LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF THIS/ VILLAGE WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES DURING THE/ EUROPEAN WAR/ 1914-1918/ THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE/ IN PROUD MEMORY OF/ THE MEN AND WOMEN/ OF THIS VILLAGE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES AT/ THE CALL OF THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE YEARS SINCE 1945/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM 3 and 9 o' clock faces: (Names) 12 o'clock face: 1939-1945/ (Names)

Plinth

Height: c. 3650 mm

Width: c. 1770 mm

Depth: c. 1850 mm

Made from: Stone - Portland

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1162696

Tablets

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1162696