Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Knowsley
Town
Prescot
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 20 April 1922
    Attended by: James Taylor Esq. Chairman of Directors - Rev. T.C. Legge
  • Rededicated
    Date: 10 October 2011
    Attended by: Bishop of Warington
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1231

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Current location

At the Manchester Road end of the Churchyard
beside {Prescot Cemetery
St Mary's Churchyard
Vicarage Place/ Church Street/ Manchester Road
Prescot
Knowsley
Merseyside
L34 1LA
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 46467 92589
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations
  • Storage Depot
    Knowsley Council

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Pirelli Plant
    BICC Prescot Rod Rollers
    Carr Lane
    Prescot
    Knowsley
    Merseyside
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Prescot Works
    British Insulated & Helsby Cables Ltd
    Station Road
    Prescot
    Knowsley

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Ornate nowy-headed cast bronze plaque with the inscription in relief. The Company crest is set within a laurel wreath at the centre of the arch, with the dedication below, flanked by the years of the conflict, surrounded by the flowers of the four home nations. The names are in three columns, flanked by two figures in half-relief - a sailor on the left and a soldier on the right, both facing towards the names. A further dedication sits below the names, flanked by panels bearing the words Victory and Liberty. Originally erected on the wall of the Company's Prescot Works and subsequently moved to other premises locally before going into storage, the plaque was re-sited by Knowsley Council in 2011, along with the WW2 plaque (WMR 15836), and now sits on one side of a stone block wall within a purpose-built garden area between Prescot Cemetery and St Mary's Churchyard. The wall is set on stone flags surrounded by planters within a steel fence, at the centre of a slightly raised circular lawn, ringed by a set of steel benches with cut-out designs and dedications, one of which, dedicated to the Prescot Pals, is the subject of a separate record (WMR 100792). A large ceramic disc, the crest of the Company taken from the demolished Works, sits in front of the fence. An interpretative plaque giving the history of the Company's Memorials is positioned in front of the wall.
Inscription
1914 1919/ British Insulated & Helsby Cables Ltd/ Employees of the Prescot Works/ who Died for their Country in/ the Great War/ (Names)/ Erected in 1921/ by their Proud and Grateful Fellow-Workers/ Victory/ Liberty
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abbott, N
Abbott, W H
Amos, W A
Ashton, T
Askew, R W
Atherton, W
Bagnall, S
Bailey, F
Baines, H
Barclay, J
See details for all 117 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 117
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 117
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 2100MM, width 1500MM
    Materials: Bronze
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
Condition
History
1991: PLAQUE WAS SET INTO THE WALL OF THE FACTORY BUT WHEN IT WAS DEMOLISHED IT WAS RE-SITED ALONG WITH THE ONE FOR WW2 IN A SPECIALLY BUILT FREESTANDING BRICK WALL IN A SMALL LAWN AND PAVED AREA
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Knowsley Council
Reference
  • Liverpool Daily Post -Thursday 13 October 2011
  • Website describing the history of the memorial, with details of those commemorated: www.prescot-rollofhonour.info/bicc_memorial
  • The Link No.97 - 22 April 1922 - Prescot Employees War Memorial

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