Memorial details

Memorial type
Serviceman / Servicewoman
District
Ribble Valley
Town
Slaidburn
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
Louis Frederick Roslyn RBS (Designer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 23 May 1923
    Attended by: Chaplain General to the Forces
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
553

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Current location

The Skaithe (main street)
Slaidburn
Ribble Valley
Lancashire
BB7 3ES
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 71186 52403
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Tommy in Service Dress Cap resting on arms reversed surmounting tall octagonal pedestal. Five plaques on pillar.
Inscription
Main Plaque: TO THE/MEN/OF/SLAIDBURN/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/FOR KING & COUNTRY/IN THE WAR/1914-1918/ (Names) / IN LOVE/IN GRATITUDE/IN REMEMBRANCE/ Left Plaque: DUNSOP/(Names) Right Plaque: NEWTON/(Names) Lower Plaque: DALEHEAD/(Names) Upper Plaque: 1939-1945/(Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bannister, G V
Blackwell, L
Bleazard, M
Blezard, R
Briggs, Ambrose Slinger
Carr, J
Carr, J
Carr, W
Charnock, H
Charnock, R
See details for all 29 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 27
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 27
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename, place
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: height 4250MM
    Materials: Stone - Ashlar
  • Sculpture
    Measurements: height 2130MM
    Materials: Bronze
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
History
Date Unkown: Has suffered effects of dampness and some lettering is now difficult to read; RECENT IMAGES SUGGEST THAT IT HAS BEEN CLEANED (AUG 2004); A War Memorials Trust grant of £2,500 was given in 2009to address issues with the central drainage system of the monument. The hollow in the centre of the column was blocked and water was leaking out of the side joints between the blocks of stone. The statue was removed and the water drainage system within the stonework was investigated. Once the blockage was cleared a new plastic pipe was inserted into the centre of the column and out through the paving to allow proper drainage. The column was re-pointed using hydraulic lime mortar and the statue put back. 2020: see photos, restoration has succeeded.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • War Memorials Trust WM3131 www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=539
  • Restoration appeal report and pictures at: Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, Thurs May 8, 2014
  • Accounts etc at Lancashire Record Office-Reference DDKW Box 180

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