Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Manchester
Town
Manchester
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
Maker
Sol Garson (Sculptor)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 12 Feb 1983
    Attended by: Cuncillor H.T. Lee
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3287

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Current location

Lower Floor below main entarance
Manchester Central Library
St Peter's Square
Manchester
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M2 5PD
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 83864 97951
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Manchester Town Hall
    Lloyd Street
    Manchester
    Manchester
    Greater Manchester
    M2 4BF
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SJ 83888 98086
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Carved wooden hands holding the centrepiece.
Inscription
Top Tablet-MOTHERS! WOMEN! WHEN THE/YEARS PASS BY AND THE WOUNDS/OF WAR ARE STAUNCHED, WHEN THE/CLOUDY MEMORY OF THE SORROWFUL,/BLOODY DAY RETURNS IN A PRESENT/OF FREEDOM, LOVE AND WELL-BEING/WHEN THE FEELINGS OF RANCOUR/ARE DYING AWAY AND WHEN PRIDE/IN A FREE COUNTRY IS FELT EQUALLY/BY ALL SPANIARDS THEN SPEAK TO/YOUR CHILDREN. TELL THEM OF THE/INTERNATIONAL BRIGADES.TELL THEM/HOW COMING OVER SEAS AND MOUNTAINS, /CROSSING FRONTIERS BRISTLING WITH/BAYONETS, AND WATCHED FOR BY/RAVENING DOGS, THIRSTY TO TEAR/AT THEIR FLESH. THESE MEN REACHED/OUR COUNTRY AS CRUSADERS FOR/FREEDOM. THEY GAVE UP EVERYTHING/THEIR HOMES, THEIR COUNTRY, HOME/AND FORTUNE. FATHERS AND MOTHERS/WIVES, BROTHERS, SISTERS AND/CHILDREN, AND THEY CAME AND TOLD/US. WE ARE HERE, YOUR CAUSE, SPAIN'S/CAUSE IS OURS, IT IS THE CAUSE OF ALL/ADVANCED AND PROGRESSIVE MANKIND/TODAY. THEY ARE GOING AWAY, MANY OF./THEM, THOUSANDS OF THEM, ARE STAYING/HERE WITH THE SPANISH EARTH FOR THEIR/SHROUD, AND ALL SPANIARDS REMEMBER/THEM WITH THE DEEPEST FEELING........ WE/SHALL NOT FORGET YOU AND WHEN THE/OLIVE TREE OF PEACE PUTS FORTH ITS/LEAVES AGAIN, MINGLED WITH THE LAURELS/OF THE SPANISH REPUBLIC'S VICTORY/-COME BACK./LA PASSIONARIA/BARCELONA/NOVEMBER 15TH, 1938/ DEDICATED TO / THE MEN & WOMEN FROM / THE GREATER MANCHESTER AREA /WHO FOUGHT AGAINST FACISM IN SPAIN Bottom Tablet-In Memory of those Men and Women from Greater Manchester/who fought Facism in Spain 1936-39/[explanatory text about the war]/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alwyn, James
Armstrong, Alexander
Beckett, Clement
Foxall, Charles Leslie
Kenny, W R
Mandell, Montague
Maskey, Bert
Newbury, Fred
Porter, Arthur
Stott, Maurice
See details for all 14 names
Commemorations
  • Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
    Total names on memorial: 14
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 14
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, home town
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Reference

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