Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Tameside
Town
Broadbottom
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Post-1945 war or conflict
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1st July 1922
    Attended by: Sir John Wood Bart MP
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3271

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Current location

Moss Lane with Mottram Road
Moss Lane
Broadbottom
Tameside
Greater Manchester
SK14 6BD
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 98985 93816
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Four-sided plinth, with pillars at each corner and tablets bearing inscription. Above each tablet there is a small gable. The pillars are capped with pinnacles, and the monument is topped with a dome which bears a large cross. The memorial is surrounded by railings with gold balls on top.
Inscription
6 o'clock face: 1914 PRO PATRIA 1918/ IN PROUD/ AND/ LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF THIS/ VILLAGE WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES DURING THE/ EUROPEAN WAR/ 1914-1918/ THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE/ IN PROUD MEMORY OF/ THE MEN AND WOMEN/ OF THIS VILLAGE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES AT/ THE CALL OF THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE YEARS SINCE 1945/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM 3 and 9 o' clock faces: (Names) 12 o'clock face: 1939-1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ashworth, Hudson
Beard, Frank
Beard, Harold
Birtwistle, Archie
Broadbent, Albert
Brown, Frank
Chatterton, Clarence
Cummings, Eric
Davies, Neville
Dawson, Arthur
See details for all 36 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 32
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 32
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Post-1945 war or conflict
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plinth
    Measurements: depth c. 1850 mm, height c. 3650 mm, width c. 1770 mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
  • WAR MEMORIAL AND RAILINGS
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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