Bolton War Memorial

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Reference WMO/120507

Address:

Victoria Square,

Bolton,

BL1 1RU.

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Cenotaph
Materials:
  • Metal Metal (any)
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Located in front of the Town Hall. The memorial arch contains a bronze cross. At each end are sculptures. Arch with flanking groups of figures representing 'Struggle' on one side and 'Sacrifice' on the other. A cross is mounted at the centre of the arch. 'Struggle' depicts a seated female figure representing Peace who tries to restrain a semi-nude young male figure who is crouched in her lap and is anxious to be released from her grip. Peace is clothed in a shawl and looks ahead as she holds the male by the upper arms. The male figure looks up to Peace as he strains for release. 'Sacrifice' depicts the seated female figure of Peace with arms outstretched as the semi-male youth lies dead across her lap. The head of the young male is tipped back over her left knee and Peace looks down into his face. Sculptor: Walter Marsden
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Tell ye your children our brothers died to win a better World our part must be to strive for truth goodwill and peace that their sacrifice be not in vain (East Face) Lest we forget In undying memory of the men and women of Bolton who gave their lives in The Great War (West Face) The dates 1914-1919 and 1939-1945 are also inscribed on the west face of the memorial.

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Grade II* (England)

1388289

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