War Memorial: Cenotaph |
Architectural Heritage Dossier
Location: | Four Lanes End, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire |
Type of: | Monument |
Year Built: | 1923 |
Picture by Mike Pollard 2008
Description
Four sided pedestal, tapered at base on circular plinth. All Cornish Granite with Bronze figure on dedicated base.
History Details
Known locally as the Cenotaph, the memorial is Thornton’s only Monument and was built in 1923 at a cost of £900 to replace the earlier and temporary memorial situated on Fleetwood Road North at the end of Woodland Avenue which had been dedicated in 1919.
The Bronze figure was the work of Mr.Albert Toft and the stonework provided and installed by Mr. W.L. Cookson of Blackpool.
The new memorial was dedicated to the 84 local men who gave their lives in the First World War.
Picture Postcard |
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Picture Postcard
This old postcard picture shows a view prior to the construction of the Library and Lecture Hall.
The temporary memorial on Fleetwood Road North, at the end of Woodland Avenue was used from 1919 until 1923.
Picture by Mike Pollard 2007 |
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Picture by Mike Pollard 2007 |
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