Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Pillar / Column
- District
- Rochdale
- Town
- Wardle
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 13177
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Current location
Memorial Gardens
Wardle Road
Wardle
Rochdale
Greater Manchester
OL12 9JA
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 91153 15779
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- The memorial comprises a Doric column of polished grey marble, topped with a stylised smoothed granite Celtic cross. The column stands on a polished grey granite pedestal with moulded upper corners and a shouldered base that is raised on a square three-stepped plinth
- Inscription
- Pedestal Side 1-ERECTED/TO THE MEMORY OF/THE MEN OF WARDLE/WHO LAID DOWN THEIR/LIVES FOR US IN THE/WORLD WAR/1914-1919 Pedestal Side 2-SONS OF THIS PLACE LET THIS/OF YOU BE SAID/THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY/OF YOUR DEAD/THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT/YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP/A RICHER HARVEST ERE YOU/FALL ASLEEP Pedestal Sides 3 & 4-[names in 2 columns] Top Step Side 1-AND IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945/[names in 3 columns]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adamson, J
Ainsworth, G
Ainsworth, H
Ainsworth, T
Ashworth, F
Ashworth, L
Ashworth, P
Ashworth, S
Bamford, S
Barker, J
See details for all 106 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 87
Served and returned: 0
Died: 87
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 19
Served and returned: 0
Died: 19
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Pedestal
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Column
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite
- Cross
- Listing information
- Wardle War Memorial
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- WARDLE CENOTAPH
- WMO ID: 110609
- Condition: Good [last updated on 20-03-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
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