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Title
Birkenhead War Memorial (The Cenotaph)
Medium
Portland stone, green Westmoreland stone & Westmoreland slate
Measurements
H 900 x W 600 x D 550 cm
Accession number
CH41_RB_S009
Acquisition method
commissioned by Birkenhead War memorial Executive Committee
Work type
War memorial
Custodian
Wirral Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II* (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
5th July 1925
Listing date
28/03/74
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
inscribed in capital lettering on the stone frontage: H TYSON SMITH SCULPTOR and LIONEL B BUDDEN ARCHITECT
Inscription description
inscribed on the stone cap, above large slate panels with names: IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF BIRKENHEAD / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR; on the opposite long side: ALL THESE WERE HONOURED IN THEIR GENERATIONS / AND WERE THE GLORY OF THEIR TIMES; in the medallion held by one of the figures: HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR; above the front seat ledge: 1939–45 WAR / THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE MAY BE INSPECTED IN THE TOWN HALL; below the figures on the short side (above names): 1914-1919; and above the figures: 1939 1945 WAR