Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cenotaph
- District
- Burnley
- Town
- Burnley
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- Walter Gilbert and Louis Weingartner (Designer)
H H Martyn and Co. (Makers) - Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 12th December 1926
Attended by: Rt. Hon. The Earl of Derby, K.G., P.C., G.C.B., G.C.V.O. - Dedicated
Date: 12th December 1926
Attended by: Bishop of Burnley - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 82550
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Current location
Towneley Park
Burnley
Burnley
Lancashire
BB11 3RQ
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 85546 30858
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Cenotaph on a plinth of granite with bronze side figures. The top of the Cenotaph is sculptured into three figures representing the Navy, Army and Air Force. At each side of the Cenotaph is a female figure, the one on the left representing a mother bringing the wreath and the other on the right representing the sister or wife bringing the garlands.
- Inscription
- THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF BURNLEY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR FELLOW COUNTRYMEN IN THE GREAT WAR 1915-1918 MAKE THEM NUMBERED WITH THY SAINTS IN GLORY EVERLASTING THE MONUMENT STANDS ALSO IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO DIED FOR OUR FREEEDOM 1939-1945 On the Cenotaph: Make them to be numbered with Thy Saints in Glory everlasting. On the base of the Memorial: The sum necessary for the erection of this Memorial was bequeathed by Caleb Thornber, J.P., a former Mayor and Alderman of this Borough, to ensure that the sacrifice which it commemorates should be ever held in grateful remembrance. The Garden of Remembrance was provided by the Townspeople of Burnley.
- 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 - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cenotaph
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Portland
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Burnley News - Saturday 04 December 1926 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000699/19261204/321/0016 BURNLEY WAR MEMORIAL Arrangements for Unveiling Ceremony. THE TOWNELEY CENOTAPH.
- Burnley News - Wednesday 15 December 1926 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000699/19261215/101/0005 BURNLEY WAR MEMORIAL UNVEILED. 30,000 People Witness Impressive Ceremony At Towneley Park. LORD DERBY AND CENOTAPH'S DOUBLE PURPOSE. An Appeal For The Restoration Of Comradeship In Our National Life.
- Burnley News - Saturday 11 December 1926 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000699/19261211/167/0009 (notices) UNVEILING OF BURNLEY WAR MEMORIAL AT TOWNELEY PARK
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