Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Park / Sports field
- District
- Warrington
- Town
- Padgate
- County
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 1920
Attended by: UNKNOWN
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 18221
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Current location
MEMORIAL PARK
Blackbrook Av
Padgate
Warrington
Cheshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 630 900
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Recreation ground with tall obelisk surmounted by orb and standing on five stepped base. Bronze wreath and swags of leaves around the plinth.
- Inscription
- 6 O'CLOCK FACE: TO THE HONOUR/ OF THE MEN OF/ THIS PARISH WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SERVICE OF/ KING AND COUNTRY/ DURING THE WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ ALSO/ TO THOSE WHO MADE THE/ SUPREME SACRIFICE/ 1939 - 1945/ 9 O'CLOCK FACE: (NAMES) 12 O'CLOCK FACE: THIS/ RECREATION GROUND/ WAS GIVEN BY/ WILLIAM BENNETT/ TO HIS NATIVE VILLAGE/ IN THE YEAR 1919/ TO COMMEMORATE/ THE GREAT PEACE/ (NAMES) 3 O'CLOCK FACE: (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bate, Richard
Birchall, Joseph
Boyle, James
Brereton, Charles
Brimelow, Horace
Brough, George
Cooper, Frank
Glynne, Simon
Hayes, William
Higham, Herbert
See details for all 20 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 16
Served and returned: 0
Died: 16
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 19
Served and returned: 0
Died: 19
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaques / Panels with names
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Obelisk
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sandstone
- Plaques / Panels with names
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
- Responsibility
- WARRINGTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
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