Marple

Inside Marple Memorial Park
situated off Station Road and St Martin's Road
Memorial Park
Station Road
Marple
Stockport
Greater Manchester
SK6 6AP
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 96008 88891
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Park with allegorical sculpted statue placed within it. The statue is of a draped female figure with hands clasped together on square plinth set on square base. The main inscription and WW1 names are on the main plinth and the WW2 names are on the lower base. The Memorial is a cenotaph memorial.

Inscription

WAR/ MEMORIAL/ PARK/ THIS LAND WAS GIVEN/ BY THE CARVER & BARLOW/ FAMILIES OF THIS PARISH/ IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF MARPLE WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ AND THE LAYING OUT/ WAS DONE BY PUBLIC/ SUBSCRIPTION/ (Names)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Adshead, Herbert
Allen, Frank
Archer, John
Ardern, Joseph
Ashton, Robert
Atkinson, Fred
Austin, Leonard
Austin, William
Bagshawe, Georffrey H
Barlow, Harold C
See details for all 184 names

Commemorations

VC or GC Recipients
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 50
Served and returned: 0
Died: 50
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename
First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 141
Served and returned: 0
Died: 141
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename,
Order of information: surname,forename

Components

Figure
Measurements: height 1000 mm, width Unknown
Materials: Granite
Plinth
Measurements: height 2000 mm, width 1000 mm
Materials: Granite
Base
Measurements: height 800 mm, width 800 mm
Materials: Granite

Listing information

Marple War Memorial
Grade II
This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
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Condition

Marple War Memorial
WMO ID: 119442
Condition: Fair [last updated on 27-02-2017]
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History

Post WW2: The memorial was extended to allow another 50 names to be added.

Costs

Comments: The site was given free of charge from the Carver and Barlow families.

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Public
Details: Founded by Public subscription.

Reference

Other website www.marple-uk.com/memorial.htm
www.marple-uk.com/memorial.htm
'Remembered: Marple Men Who Fell in the Great War' by Peter Clarke, Andy Cook and Jon Bintliff - reviewed in Family Tree Magazine March 2000 pg 54
LivingEDGE June 2000 pg 32
Stockport Times 2 December 1999
Romiley Community News June 2001 pg 11
Published:Clarke, P, Cook, A and Bintliff, J 2000 Information about the WW1 men who died
Stockport Times East 25 November 1999
Romiley Community News November 2001, page R21; June 2001
Manchester Metro News Friday, 5 July 1996 pg 38
Stockport Times West 25 November 1999 pg 10
Published:Clariff Publications 2005

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