Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Ribble Valley
Town
Ribchester
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 1 August 2014
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
83743

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Current location

Greenside
Ribchester
Ribble Valley
Lancashire
PR3 3ZJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 65211 35366
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Granite grey obelisk standing on a 3 step base, the bottom step being a much wider square. Dedication and names inscribed in white on all 4 sides. It is set in a small park area surrounded by trees and near a small car park. There are 4 extra names for WW1 and one extra name for WW2 to those on the plaque in the Parish Church (our reference 3362)- that plaque could not be amended due to it's design.
Inscription
Face1: ERECTED BY/ THE PEOPLE OF RIBCHESTER/ AND THE SURROUNDING AREA/ IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THOSE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR OUR FREEDOM/ AND IN MEMORY OF ALL/ WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/ DURING THE WORLD WARS/ AND SUBSEQUENT CONFLICTS/ 'NOT IN VAIN' MAY BE THE PRIDE/ OF THOSE WHO SURVIVED AND/ THE EPITAPH OF THOSE WHO FELL/ SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL Face 2: FIRST WORLD WAR/ 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ THEIR LIVETH FOR EVERMORE Face 3: SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE Face 4: THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD/ AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD/ AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM/ NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/ AND IN THE MORNING/ WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM/ LAWRENCE BENYON
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baines, Reginald
Barber, Robert Alfred
Bennett, Roger
Clayton, Thomas
Counsell, Herbert
Counsell, Herbert
Crook, Albert Edward
Crook, Thomas Edward
Cross, Robert
Dickinson, William S
See details for all 23 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • Full story of unveiling at: Lancashire Evening Post, Mon August 4, 2014, p5

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