Memorial

Blackley

Source: Copyright Norman Brierley

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Current Location

Boggart Hole Clough, Rochdale Road, Blackley, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M9 7DH, England

SD 86959 02919

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Type of Memorial: Allegory (eg: Victory)
WMR Reference Number: 2784
Description: Winged Victory surmounting a tall stepped pedestal. The whole stands on a broad stone base with pillars at the four corners on which are placed four smaller figures holding emblems of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Nursing Services. These figures are now missing. The pillars are linked by chain link railings which enclose the area.
Inscription: Front face: TO THE/ GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ BLACKLEY/ WHO MADE THE/ SUPREME SACRIFICE/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ FOR EVERMORE/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SECOND GREAT WAR/ 1939 - 1945 Face 2: (Names)/ ERECTED BY/ THE PEOPLE OF BLACKLEY/ UNVEILED MAY 28TH 1921

Maker(s): Louis Frederick Roslyn RBS, Sculptor
Costs: £2,500
Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: 2011, Jan. Man given community service after admitting receiving one ofthe five plaques. 2010: Public donations collected to improve security and Manchester City Council have paid for replacement name plaques. Two of the three bronze name plaques were stolen in July. 2006: The memorial was restored. The bronze plaques were removed and conserved off-site whilst the stone was conserved and cleaned in-situ. Date unknown: The four small figures were lost, reason unknown.

Unveiled

28 May 1921

Dr. D.H. Levinstein and the Lord Mayor