Rawtenstall Cenotaph

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Reference WMO/152028

Address:

Sparrow Park

Queen's Square

Rawtenstall

BB4 6QU

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Cenotaph
Materials:
  • Stone Granite
Lettering: Raised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Set in the Library Gardens between Rawtenstall Library and St Mary's Parish Church the Cenotaph was unveiled on 29 June 1929 by Miss Carrie Whitehead, Mayor of Rawtenstall. The Cenotaph consists of three square granite steps on which is mounted a square plinth with commemorative plaques on opposite faces. On top of the plinth is a bas-relief panel depicting members of the Armed Forces on each corner guarding women, children and civilian workers. The monument is surmounted with simple granite obelisk. Bronze Frieze Panel 1 Soldier (at left angle), Land Girls, Mother and Child, Forestry Service. Bronze Frieze Panel 2 Sailor (at left angle), Miner, Postman, Railwayman, Mechanic. Bronze Frieze Panel 3 R. A. M. C. (at left angle), Labourers, Fishermen, Special Constables. Bronze Frieze Panel 4 Airman (at left angle), Nurses, Munition Workers, V.A.D., Women’s Land Army.
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A Tribute Of Honour / To The Men Who / Made The Supreme Sacrifice / To The Men Who Came Back / And To Those Who Worked At Home / To Win Safety For The Empire / 1914 - 1918 ------ To The Memory Of / All Who Gave Their Lives In The Service / Of Their Country During The Second / World War 1939 - 1945 / All Who Served On Sea, Land Or In The Air / And To All Who Worked At Home / 1939 - 1945

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