Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cenotaph
- District
- Hyndburn
- Town
- Rishton
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Korean War (1950-1953), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 6th October 1923
Attended by: Mrs E Lewis - Dedicated
Date: 6th October 1923
Attended by: Unknown - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 3309
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Current location
Roadside facing the Esplanade
Blackburn Road
Rishton
Hyndburn
Lancashire
BB1 4EU
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 72049 29910
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- THREE-STEPPED BASE SURMOUNTED BY PEDESTAL AND CENOTAPH. NAMES INSCRIBED ON THE SIDES OF THE PEDESTAL. STEPS LEAD UP TO THE MEMORIAL. ADDITIONAL TABLET FOR WW2 AMD KOREA WAS ADDED TO ONE SIDE OF THE STEPS LEADING UP TO THE MEMORIAL
- Inscription
- PRO / PATRIA / 1914-1918 / (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Abbot, William
Adams, Joseph Robert
Adams, Percy John
Ainsworth, Arthur
Anderson, Samuel
Aspden, John Richard
Aspinall, Harry
Aspinall, James Albert
Bailey, Harry
Balderstone, James
See details for all 184 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 185
Served and returned: 0
Died: 185
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname
Order of information: Surname - Korean War (1950-1953)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 23
Served and returned: 0
Died: 23
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cenotaph
Measurements: height 6700mm
Materials: Granite - Creetown
- Cenotaph
- 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
- Rishton
- WMO ID: 134482
- Condition: Good [last updated on 12-04-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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