Harry Christian VC

Pennington Harry Christian Bench - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 31 May 2014

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The seat from the memorial opposite - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 10 Apr 2021

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The main memorial from the seat - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 10 Apr 2021

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The plaque - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 10 Apr 2021

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View of the poor state of the back - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 10 Apr 2021

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The seat seen through the works fencing, note that the adjacent bus shelter has been removed - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 25 Apr 2022

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Overall View of the new bench - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 09 Sep 2022

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The plaque on the new bench - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 09 Sep 2022

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Location View - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 09 Sep 2022

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Reference WMO/175402

Address:

South side of A590 beside the westbound Bus stop

Cross-a-Moor

Pennington

LA12 0RU

England

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Status: On subsequent site(s)

Type: Freestanding

Location: External

Setting: Roadside

Description: Seat

Materials:

Metal Brass
Timber Timber (any)

Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque

Conflicts:

First World War (1914-1918)

About the memorial: Wooden Bench with Brass Dedicatory Plaque. Opposite the Pennington Civic Memorial-WMO/159468 which also has Harry Christian's VC government paving stone. See also WMO/159468 for full details of a roundabout built between 23 August 2021 and July 2022. On a site visit on 25 April 2022 the bench was found to have survived the road works, in it's original location (which is currently a works area) in an unaltered state. Following completion of the roadworks in May 2022 the bench has now been replaced with a brand new on and the plaque transferred to the new bench.

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Inscription:

HARRY CHRISTIAN VC/BORN 17TH JANUARY 1892-WALTHWAITE, PENNINGTON/DIED 2ND SEPTEMBER 1974-EGREMONT/WON HIS VICTORIA CROSS SERVING WITH/THE KINGS OWN ROYAL LANCASTER REGIMENT AT/CUINCHY, FRANCE-18TH OCTOBER 1915

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HARRY CHRISTIAN VC

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