Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Oldham
Town
Failsworth
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
MR SELLERS OF MANCHESTER (Designer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 10 June 1923
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
  • Rededicated
    Date: 10 June 2007
    Attended by: Colonel Sir John B Timmins, Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
26500

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Current location

In a small memorial garden
19 Field Street
Failsworth
Oldham
Greater Manchester
M35 0AR
England

OS Grid Ref: SD8923301321
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Stepped base surmounted by narrow fluted column and a bronze figure of winged victory at the top. Narrow wreath around the figure. Inscription is carved on stone base. A concrete wall with round top is behind the column, features the flag of United Kingdom in mosaic style and a brass emblem on top of the flag. A dedicatory plaque is below the flag, followed by carved inscription.
Inscription
Plaque: THE GARDEN WAS REDEDICATED/ ON THE/ 10TH JUNE 2007/ BY THE/ LORD LIEUTENANT OF/ GREATER MANCHESTER/ COL.SIR JOHN B. TIMMINS/ ON BEHALF OF THE/ FAILSWORTH WAR MEMORIAL/ STEERING GROUP Wall: THEY DIED IN MANY LANDS SO WE COULD LIVE HERE IN PEACE/ IN REMEMBRANCE OF ALL LIVES LOST IN CONFLICT Column -West side: THEY DIED IN MANY LANDS/ THAT/ WE MAY LIVE HERE IN PEACE Column - East side: REMEMBRANCE 1914 1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Column
    Measurements: height 3000mm, width 300mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
  • FAILSWORTH 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
2006: The Council applied for funding to repair the memorial through the English Heritage/Wolfson Foundation War Memorial Grant Scheme 2007: The work is now completed and the memorial and new paved area have been officially unveiled The proposal included : cut back damage/stained stonework mortar repair grouting re-pointing cleaning
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Oldham District Council
Reference
  • Oldham Times 6 May 2020-MORE than £20,000 has been secured for the full refurbishment of Failsworth war memorial from Oldham Council’s Local Improvement Fund (LIF). It follows a campaign by Failsworth district lead Cllr Liz Jacques. In total the refurbishment project will see more than £40,000 spent on the sensitive restoration of the memorial column and grounds in accordance with Commonwealth War Graves Commission and English Heritage guidelines. Cllr Jacques sponsored the £20,000 bid to the LIF and Labour councillors topped up the funds with £2,000 each from personal budgets, said council leader Sean Fielding. And he hailed the "example of cross-party working" after Cllr Jacques secured a £1,000 contribution from the local independent councillors budget. To make up the remaining difference she forensically examined budget spreadsheets from previous years to identify unspent monies that would otherwise be rolled into Oldham Council’s reserves and lost from the Failsworth community, said Cllr Fielding. Last year, some damage was caused to a decorative mosaic in the memorial grounds and rumours were circulated on social media about what happened, although it is still not certain what caused the damage. A number of proposals to conduct minor repairs on the memorial were brought forward but were either not workable or unsatisfactory to the special interest groups governing War Memorial repairs. Cllr Jacques said: “Failsworth’s war memorial has needed refurbishment for many years but we have struggled to find an appropriate source of funding. "The damage added a sense of urgency to getting these repairs undertaken and I am glad that the Local Improvement Fund was there. Without it I do not know what we would have done.” Cllr Fielding, who is also organiser of the Remembrance Sunday Service in Failsworth and architect of the LIF, added: “Liz deserves huge credit for this, not just for sponsoring an excellent bid but for negotiating contributions from all Councillors regardless of party. Some things are above politics, and this is one of them. “With every successful bid in to this fund, and investment that it enables, it shows that the decision to abolish the District Executives and roll the savings and officer time in to this pot was absolutely the right thing to do.” The money will see full renewal of the memorial column and grounds which last took place in 2007. The timeline for the works is due to be issued soon and work will be undertaken so that disruption to the annual Remembrance Sunday service is minimised.

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