Horwich Loco Works Memorial - Horwich, UK - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

"Horwich Works was a railway works built in 1886 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) in Horwich, near Bolton, in the North West of England when the company moved from its original works at Miles Platting, Manchester." link

The memorial was unveiled on 27 August 1921 and is in the form of a soldier in uniform in mourning pose with rifle. Mounted on granite plinth. Inscription and names inked on sides of plinth.

Front face of plinth

To the
Everlasting Memory
of our Glorious Dead
1914 1918
Erected by
Horwich Loco Works
Employers

T. ALSOP	PRIVATE
C. ANDREWS	SERGEANT
F. ARCHER	PRIVATE
J. W. ATHERTON	PRIVATE
T. BAGAN	"
J. BARTON	"
J. BENTHAM	"
J. BERESFORD	"
W, BIBBY	"
T. BOARDMAN	"
W. BONE	"
W. BRIDGES	L / CORPORAL
A. V. BROWNHILL	CORPORAL
S. BURGESS	"
W. T. BURGESS	"
W. T. BURGESS	"
T. BURNS	"
J. BURTON	"

Right hand face of plinth

J. CALVERT	SAPPER
J. CARTWRIGHT	SERGEANT
C. CHESTER	PRIVATE
M. COUPE	"
J. CHIPCHASE	GUNNER
J. R. CLARKE	PRIVATE
F. E. DEVENPORT	"
W. DEAROEN	2ND LIEUT.
G. DEWHURST	PRIVATE
F DUNLOP	"
J. DYER	"
F. H FARRINGTON	BOMBDR M.M.
D. FARRINGTON	PRIVATE
W. FINCH	"
J. FLETCHER	2ND LIEUT
A. FOSTER	PRIVATE
G.W. FOULKES	GUNNER
T. GARRITY	SAPPER
G, P. GROVES	CORPORAL
L. W. GASTALL	BOMBDR
A. GLEDHILL	PRIVATE
H. COLLINS	SERGT D.C.M.
G.F.GOOCH	CAPTAIN
R. M. CORNALL	L. CORPORAL
E. GREGSON	PRIVATE
A. GRIFFITHS	"
A. GRIME	CORPORAL
A. GRUNDY	PRIVATE
E. F. HALFORD	LIEUT
P. HARGREAVES	PRIVATE
C. HARRISON	"
A. .J. HART	"
F. HASLAM	"

Rear of plinth

H. HITCHEN	PRIVATE
P. HOLDEN.	"
J. HOLLINGHURST	"
J.HOLT	"
H. HORNBY	CORPORAL
T. HULME	SAPPER
J. HUNTER	PRIVATE
A. INCE	CORPORAL
H L. JACKSON	PIONEER
R. G. JOHNSON	PRIVATE
D. S. H. JONES	CAPTAIN
S KILNER	PRIVATE
T. E. LEECH	"
A. LEADBETTER	"
P. LEE	"
W. LEE	"
J. F. LESSON	GUNNER
H. LORD	PRIVATE
R. LEIGH	SAPPER
R. McEVOY	GUNNER
E. McGRATH	PRIVATE
J. H. McKERNAN	SAPPER
W. MARSDEN	L. CORPORAL
J. METCALFE	PRIVATE
J. W. MORRIS	"
J. MURPHY	"
N. MYERS	"
R. KNORCROSS	"
E. OULDCOTT	SERGEANT D.C.M.
H. PALMER	L. CORPORAL
S. L. PALMER	CAPTAIN M. C.
C. PARKER	PRIVATE
F. SIMMONS	"

Left Hand Side of Plinth

H. PEEL	PRIVATE
A. J. PERRY	L. CORPORAL
H. A. PIMBLEY	SAPPER
A. W. PLANT	L. CORPORAL
T. POLLARD	PRIVATE
C. POWELL	"
C a POWER	"
C. .J. RANGE	"
W. H. ROEBUCK	SERGT. PILOT
G. ROGERSON	PRIVATE
T. RANGE	STOKER
T. SALE	PRIVATE
Wm. SCOTT	DRIVER
Wm. SCOTT	GOV SERGEANT MAJOR
G. SPEAKMAN	L / CORPORAL
E. SPENCER	PRIVATE
E. A. STOKES	"
R. STONES	L / CORPORAL
E. TAYLOR	CORPORAL
H. TAYLOR	DRIVER
V. A. TAYLOR	L. CORPORAL
R. TICKLE	PRIVATE
T. WALKDEN	"
B. WALSH	"
N. WHITELEGG	"
L. WHITTLE	"
T. WHITTLE	SAPPER
G. W. WILSON	PRIVATE
A. E. WOOD	L / CORPORAL
R. WOODS	SERGEANT
F. A. WORTHINGTON	PRIVATE
J. YATES	"
W. R. EDWARDS	"

After the Second World War an inscription was added to the base of the plinth on the front face.
'In Remembrance 1939 - 1945'

The memorial is a Historic England Grade II Listed Building
"The war memorial at the former Horwich Locomotive Works, unveiled in 1921, is recommended for listing at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Architectural Interest: It is a good example of a First World War memorial with Second World War additions that has been designed and executed to a high standard using good quality materials and craftsmanship. * Historic Interest: It commemorates the employees of the former Horwich Locomotive Works and residents of the town and surrounding area who lost their lives in two wars." link

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 08/27/1921 Private or Public Monument?: Private Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Horwich Lovco Works Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: Chorley New Road Horwich, Greater Manchester United Kingdom BL6 5PX Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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