Memorial

Horwich Locomotive Works (Lancashire And Yorkshire Railway)

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Current Location

In a railed garden near Fire Station., Chorley New Road, Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL6 5PX, England

OS Grid Reference

SD 63839 11253

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Serviceman / Servicewoman
WMR Reference Number: 3276
Description: Soldier in cap in mourning pose with rifle. Mounted on granite plinth. Inscription and names inked on sides of plinth.
Inscription: To the Everlasting Memory/ of our Glorious Dead/ 1914 1918/ (Names)/In Remembrance 1939-1945

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 121
Died: 121
Information shown: surname, rank, decorations, initials of forenames
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

History

Maker(s): Paul Fairclough, Sculptor
Costs: £700
Sponsor Type: corporate
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: Funds raised by staff of the Horwich Locomotive Works
Maintenance History: Works closed 1989. Purchaser of site donated memorial and the plot on which it stands to the town. 2010: Horwich Town Council has arranged for the names and rank of the fallen from the Great War to be re-inked as fading had occurred due to weathering. Access to all four sides of the pillar has now been restored. War Memorials Trust gave a grant of £2437. June 2011: It is proposed to remove conservation area status from the Locomotive Works site, with a view to extensive redevelopment.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

27 August 1921

George Hughes CBE

Conservation

Components

Figure: Height: 1830mm

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Horwich Locomotive Works (Lancashire And Yorkshire Railway)

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Commemoration

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Horwich Locomotive Works (Lancashire And Yorkshire Railway)

Current Location

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Components

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