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Rochdale Cenotaph - Taken by Paul Charlesworth 21 Jun 2014
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Gallipoli Stone - Taken by Cllr Alan McCarthy 01 Jan 2016
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Memorial stone and cenotaph, from the South - Taken by David Long 23 Mar 2022
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From the East - Taken by David Long 23 Mar 2022
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Rochdale cenotaph - Taken by Mark Boorman 03 Apr 2024
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Rochdale cenotaph - Taken by Mark Boorman 03 Apr 2024
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Rochdale cenotaph - Taken by Mark Boorman 03 Apr 2024
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Rochdale cenotaph - Taken by Mark Boorman 03 Apr 2024
Reference WMO/134442
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(south-west) 1914 – 1919/ 1939 – 1945 (north-west) TO THE MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ ROCHDALE/ WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR(north-east) MCMXIV/ + /MCMXIX/ ET/ MCMXXXIX/ +/ MCMXLV (south-east) THEY WERE A WALL/ UNTO US BOTH BY/ NIGHT AND BY DAY This latter dedication is a quotation from the Book of Samuel chosen following an appeal in the Rochdale Observer. A later bronze plaque beneath reads TO ALL THOSE WHO DIED/ IN THE/ SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY. To the south-east of the cenotaph and facing the Town Hall, a Stone of Remembrance is raised on three steps rising from the dais. Inscribed on the stone is THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE. All the lettering on the memorial is gilded, as are the flagpoles and flag wreaths.
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Grade I (England)
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