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Title
War Memorial
Date
1921
Medium
stone
Accession number
OL2_JD_S030
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
Obelisk
Owner
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Custodian
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
22nd October 1921
Access
time restrictions apply
Access note
Park opening times.
Inscription description
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF ROYTON / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE FREEDOM / AND HONOUR OF THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE TWO WORLD WARS. / 1914 - 1918 1939 - 1945 / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVER MORE