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    Memorial

    Blackley

    Blackley

    Source: Copyright Norman Brierley

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    Current Location

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

    OS Grid Reference

    SD 86959 02919

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    Names

    Names listed on this memorial

    • Clifford A Andrews

    • Frederick Andrews

    • Norman B Antrobus

    • Joseph A Appleton

    • Wilfred Ashbrook

    • Alfred Ashton

    • Charles A Ashton

    • Leonard Ashton

    • Stanley Ashton

    • Alfred Baccaley

    • John W Baccaley

    • Alfred J Balding

    • Frank Ball

    • William Bamford

    • Frank Barber

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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
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    323
    Died
    323
    Information shown
    rank, forenames, surname
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    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.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    28 May 1921

    Dr. D.H. Levinstein and the Lord Mayor

    Components

    Sculpture

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Pillar

    Height: C.10000MM

    Width: 1950MM

    Depth: 1950MM


    Made from: Stone - Stancliffe


    Condition: Good


    Plaques

    Made from: Metal


    Condition: Good


    Figures

    Made from: Unknown


    Condition: Lost


    • National Museums Liverpool http://tinyurl.com/2vx4zgf
    • AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN: BRITISH FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORIALS by BOORMAN, DEREK 136 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:SESSIONS 1988 YORK
    • Other website http://https://sites.google.com/site/unsworthpolewarmemorial/unsworth-war-memorial/Home/blackley-war-memorial
    • Wigan Evening Post - 11 November 2010 - "A community has united to make sure that 215 war heropes can be honoured on Remberance Sunday". -" The people of Blackley rallied round to raise thousands of pounds to improve security while Manchester City Council paid for plaques to be inscribed with the names of the heroes".
    • Metro - Tuesday July 20, 2010, p.9 - "Sick theives tear down war memorial for scrap".
    • Daily Express - 8 January 2011 p.35 - "War vets' fury over freed yob"
    • Manchester Evening News - 19 July 2010