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Title
War Memorial
Date
1928 & 1932
Medium
bronze & Kemnay granite
Measurements
H 244 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 915 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
BL1_JB_S008
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Bolton Council
Custodian
Bolton Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II* (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
14th July 1928 & 11th November 1932
Listing date
30/04/99
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
signed on both plinths: W. Marsden Sc.; A. B. Burton Founder
Inscription description
inscription on front of memorial: LEST WE FORGET / IN UNDYING MEMORY OF THE MEN / AND WOMEN OF BOLTON WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1919 / 1939-1945rear: TELL YE YOUR CHILDREN / OUR BROTHERS DIED TO WIN A BETTER / WORLD. OUR PART MUST BE TO STRIVE / FOR TRUTH GOODWILL AND PEACE THAT / THEIR SELF-SACRIFICE BE NOT IN VAIN