
Parr Fold Park War Memorial - Walkden, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 31.064 W 002° 23.807
30U E 539995 N 5930036
This stone war memorial stands in Parr Fold Park near to the Manchester Road entrance.
Waymark Code: WM12346
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/14/2020
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The memorial made from Portland Stone is in the form of an obelisk standing on a three step base. It was erected in 1925 and was amended after the Second World War to also commemorate that war.
There is a carving of a wreath near the top of the obelisk and at the base the following inscription.
THEY DIED
THAT WE MAY LIVE
1914-1918
1939-1945
There is also a bronze plaque on the ground in front of the memorial.
A BRONZE TABLET
INSIDE THE TOWN HALL
RECORDS THE NAMES OF
270 MEN OF THIS DISTRICT
WHO MADE
THE SUPREME SACRIFICE