Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Hyndburn
Town
Huncoat
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 29 April 1922
    Attended by: Local Clergy/ Dignitaries
  • Dedicated
    Date: 29 April 1922
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
18620

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Current location

Access via an entry on Burnley Lane - unmade road
RECREATION GROUND RECREATION GROUND
off Burnley Lane
Huncoat
Hyndburn
Lancashire
BB5 6LF
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 77915 30397
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Four-stepped base surmounted by a Celtic cross.
Inscription
TO OUR GLORIOUS DEAD./ THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY /PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION AD 1922/ IN ETERNAL REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE MEN OF HUNCOAT/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918./ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ (Names on sides and rear of the plinth) Plaque below: 1939 - 1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Armstrong, W.
Bolton, H. H.
Chapman, T. P.
Cross, J. M.
Dockworth, W.
Duckworth, M.
Fields, W.
Finney, A.
Finney, W.
Flemington, J.
See details for all 31 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 25
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 25
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 4.95m
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Huncoat 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
1936: MEMORIAL REPAIRED AFTER IT WAS BLOWN OVER IN A GALE AND THE CROSS BROKE 1939: RAILINGS AROUND THE MEMORIAL REMOVED
Costs

Site: £320

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
HYNDBURN BOROUGH COUNCIL
Reference
  • Anonymous, 'Huncoat's War Memorial Unveiled: Mr H. H. Bolton's Tribute to the Honoured Dead', Accrington Observer, 2 May 2022.

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