Memorial

Lostock Hall United Methodists - WW1

The Memorial, with the Peace Cairn in front

Source: Copyright Mike Coyle

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Current Location

Memorial Garden , Brownedge Road (B5257) junction with Watkin Lane (B5254), Tardy Gate, Lostock Hall , South Ribble, Lancashire, PR5 5AA , England

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SD 54399 25819

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 42669
Description: The Memorial sits to the rear of a small garden originally created for the siting of the town's Peace Cairn (WMR 111128) in 1995, which is at the front of the site. A square section Portland stone column in three vertical sections; the lower with columnar corners; a plain block with buttressed corners and atop, a pitched four part gable 'roof'. Set on a granite base. The main incised inscription and names of the fallen are on the front face, those who served on the faces to right and left. There is a stainless steel plaque on the left at the front of the site recording that the garden area, and the Peace Cairn were refurbished to receive the column when it was re-erected there in 2012. There is also a commemorative slate tablet on the right at the front of the site with a copy of the inscription and names.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face: TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ IN GRATEFUL/ REMEMBRANCE/ OF THOSE WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names) 9 o'clock face: THOSE WHO SERVED/ (Names) 3 o'clock face: THOSE WHO SERVED/ (Names)/ Nurses/ (Names) On the slate tablet at the front of the site: To the Glory of God in Grateful Remembrance/ of those who Gave their lives in the Great War/ 1914-1918/ (Names)/ Lest we forget/ Those who Served/ (Names)/ Nurses/ (Names) On the stainless steel plaque at the front of the site: Community Day October 2012/ This Monument Area and Peace Cairn was refurbished for the benefit/ of the local community as part of the Lend Lease Foundation programme/ on the 9th October 2012 by volunteers from/ Global Renewables, Waste Resources and the Shareholders, with special thanks to our suppliers, contractors and the local residents/ who made such a difference on the day by kindly donating their time and services.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 79
Served: 68
Died: 11
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of names: Died: Perhaps by date of death; Served: Alphabeticaly by surname

History

Sponsor Type: corporate
Sponsored By: Removal and re-erection of the memorial: Global Renewables at Leyland; Co-op Funerals; Liveseys Funerals

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Lostock Hall United Methodists - WW1

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Lostock Hall United Methodists - WW1

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