Thornton-Cleveleys War Memorial

Thornton-Cleveleys War Memorial
England
Pictured in 2017
For soldiers who died and served in World War I and World War II
Unveiled1923 (1923)
Location53°52′18″N 3°00′39″W / 53.87173°N 3.0107°W / 53.87173; -3.0107
Four Lane Ends,
Thornton-Cleveleys,
Lancashire,
England
Designed byAlbert Toft
TO
OUR GLORIOUS
DEAD
1914 – 1918

Erected in 1923, the Thornton-Cleveleys War Memorial is located in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, England. A Grade II listed structure, it stands in a small garden in the southwestern corner of a junction known as Four Lane Ends.[1][2]

Designed by Albert Toft and sculpted by W. L. Cookson, the memorial consists of a bronze statue depicting a soldier standing with a rifle. The statue is on a square granite shaft, on a tapered plinth, on a base of two steps. On the shaft is an inscription and the names of those lost in the First World War. In front and at the sides of the memorial are three granite tablets in the form of open books with the names of those lost in the Second World War. Colonel Hugh Jeudwine was present at the memorial's unveiling on 11 November 1923.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), p. 667
  2. ^ a b Historic England & 1477225

Sources

  • Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9
  • Historic England, "Thornton Cleveleys War Memorial, Thornton-Cleveleys (1477225)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 September 2021


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