
Loughborough Carillon - Loughborough, Leicestershire
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N 52° 46.160 W 001° 12.630
30U E 620727 N 5848112
The Carillon Tower was built as a War Memorial by public subscription in memory of the 480 men of the town who fell in the Great War.
Waymark Code: WMQ8E7
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/09/2016
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The memorial carillon or bell tower is constructed of local bricks and houses 47 bells of varying size and weight. The tower also houses museum room. It has a copper-covered balcony at the top of the tower with views over city.
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Inscription
THIS TOWER WAS ERECTED IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF LOUGHBOROUGH WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR FREEDOM IN THE GREAT WAR,/ 1914-1918. (EACH OF THE 47 BELLS HAS INDIVIDUAL INSCRIPTION)
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