Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
BURY WAR MEMORIAL
Region ID | MR | |
Work ID | 130 | |
Manual Reference | MR/BUR30 | |
Type | Building | |
Title | BURY WAR MEMORIAL | |
Sculptor | Cawthra, Joseph H. | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | 1924 | |
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Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II | |
Duty of Care | Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | |
Commissioned by | Bury War Memorial Committee | |
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War memorial; a tall stone cross rising from octagonal base, flanked by a curving wall on which are two rectangular bronze panels. The panels have compositions comprising a procession of military and civilian figures. On the lhs the panel is of military figures in which members of the three armed forces, and also a female nurse can be identified. In the centre soldiers carry a stretcher on which is a soldier. The panel on the rhs depicts the Home Front with different civilian occupations represented including coalmining, engineering, carpentry and munitions. | ||
Public discussions to erect a war memorial in Bury began at the end of the war. The discussions to commission Bury's main war memorial began shortly after the end of the war. The question of site raised problems but was finally settled by deciding to place the memorial on the corner of the Market Place, on land which was part of the parish church of St Mary's. St Mary's had a long connection with the Fusiliers and contained many memorials associated with the regiment. Hermon Cawthra was responsible for the bronze panels. Cawthra produced a number of war memorials including Bootle, Lancashire. The memorial was unveiled by the Earl of Derby in 1924. | ||
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raw year | 1924 | |
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | Inscription on octagonal pedestal beneath cross: TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF BURY WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 / 1918 | |
Signatures | Bronze panels signed H. Cawthra R.S.S. Scul. | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
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stone; bronze panels | cross: 1036 cm high [34 feet high] bronze panels: 332 cm x 70 cm | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
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No damage | |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
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None | |