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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cenotaph
District
Salford
Town
Swinton
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 30th November 1930
    Attended by: MR W P KIDD CHAIRMAN OF SWINTON D/C
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2792

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Current location

Swinton Civic Centre Gardens
Chorley Road
Swinton
Salford
Greater Manchester
M27 4AE
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 77603 01651
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Victoria Park
    Manchester Road
    Swinton
    Salford
    Greater Manchester
    M27
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SD 770 010
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Simple square structure with domed top and carved cross on each face. Commemoration plaques on its sides. All set in a paved area within parkland.
Inscription
(Plaque 1): THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD/ THEY WHO DIED 1939-45/ (Names) (Plaque 2): AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN/ THEY WHO DIED 1939-45/ (Names) (Plaque 3): AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM/ THEY WHO DIED 1939-45/ (Names) (Separate plaque): THIS CENOTAPH WAS RESITED TO THIS LOCATION ON 11TH AUGUST 1985. THANKS TO DONATIONS RECEIVED FROM LOCAL BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE GREATER MANCHESTER COUNCIL . BUSINESSES ALSO GAVE THEIR TIME AND LABOUR WITH MATERIALS FREE OF CHARGE (List of sponsors follow)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abrahams, L
Acton, Dennis
Agnew, Kenneth
Aitken, John
Alker, Jack
Allcock, A G
Allen, James Eric
Ammatt, W
Anderson, Robert J
Anderson, Wilfred
See details for all 310 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 310
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 310
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, decorations
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze, Metal
  • Cenotaph
    Measurements: depth c. 1500mm, height c. 2250 mm, width c. 1500 mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
Condition
History
c. 1998-1999: The memorial was daubed with graffiti by some Swinton youths and was subsequently cleaned. 2007: The memorial ha been painted with white anti-vandal paint to defer graffiti.
Costs

Site: £474.00
Comments: The following organisations/people donated time/labour/material to the resiting of the memorial in 1985: J&M Curran - Pendlebury Ironmonger DIY; H Carr & Son - Manchester; Fairclough Building - North West Div Ltd; FEB (Great Britain) Ltd; Johnstones Paints; Magnesium Elektron Ltd - Clifton; G Palmer - Steel Fabrications - Swinton; Righton Ltd - Worsley; Salford City Council; Simpson Stainless - Swinton; Swinton Electro Plating - Lancs Ltd; Swinton Ironmongery; Cenotaph Resiting Committee - Founder Members; Clr F Brockbank JP Chairman Mayor 1985-86; E Foster - Chairman Royal British Legion Swinton; L Hibbert - Secretary; A Rosson - Chairman Air Force Association Swinton; K C Dack - DFM Vice Chairman; Rev F Brown - Padre Ex-Servicemens Organisations (St Augustine's Pendlebury)

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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