Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Salford
Town
Salford
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
GPL Group (Builder)
Co-operative Funeralcare (Mason)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 11 Nov 2015
    Attended by: Rev Andy Salmon of nearby St Philip with St Stephen and Sacred Heart Churches.
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
74188

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Current location

corner of Blackfriars Road and Queen Street
Salford
Salford
Greater Manchester
BL8 1AA
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 83311 98905
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Grey Granite Obelisk
Inscription
THEY SHALL LIVE IN/EVERLASTING/REMEMBRANCE/THIS MEMORIAL IS/TO COMMEMORATE THE/HEROES OF THE/GREENGATE DISTRICT/IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-18/IT REPLACES AN/ORIGINAL MEMORIAL/WHICH STOOD NEAR/HERE UNTIL 1968/MANY OF THOSE/NAMED MADE THE/ULTIMATE SACRIFICE/OTHERS CAME HOME/THE MAJORITY/SERVED WITH THE/LANCASHIRE/FUSILIERS AND THE/MANCHESTER/REGIMENT
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, Edgar
Armstrong, William
Bainbridge, Peter
Barker, William
Battersby, Felix
Battersby, Thomas
Bent, Francis
Bent, John G T
Blow, Arthur
Booth, William
See details for all 158 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 158
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 158
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: Salford millionaire and owner of the Betfred chain, Fred Done, gave £13,000 of the cost
Memorial: £30,000

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

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