Cenotaph
Cenotaph
Cenotaph
Cenotaph
Cenotaph
Cenotaph
Cenotaph
Cenotaph
Cenotaph
Cenotaph
Cenotaph
Cenotaph
Cenotaph
Cenotaph
Cenotaph

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A tapering shaft rising from a base of three steps and surmounted by a lion couchant, symbolising courage, nobility and England.
Title

Cenotaph

Date

1923

Medium

Darley Dale limestone

Measurements

H 670 x W 153 x D 214 cm

Accession number

M32_MH_S014

Acquisition method

purchased by public subsciption organised by Stretford Council

Work type

War memorial

Owner

Trafford Council

Custodian

Trafford Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

25th August 1923

Access

at all times

Inscription description

beneath Stretford coat of arms: THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE 1914–1918; beneath Lancashire coat of arms: IN MEMORY OF THE HEROIC DEAD 1914–1918

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Located at

Gorse Hill, Chester Road, Stretford

M32 0QJ

Set on the opposite (west) side of the A56, facing Gorse Hill Park.