Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS REGIMENTAL WAR MEMORIAL Photograph
Region ID | MR | |
Work ID | 275 | |
Manual Reference | MR/BUR33 | |
Type | War Memorial, World War I | |
Title | LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS REGIMENTAL WAR MEMORIAL | |
Architect | Lutyens, Sir Edwin | |
Date of design | 1920-2 | |
Year of unveiling | 1922 | |
Unveiling details | 25 April 1922 | |
Road | Bolton Road | |
Precise Location | Garden in front of Regimental Headquarters | |
A to Z Ref | p.27 B1 | |
OS Ref | SD787102 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II | |
Duty of Care | Lancashire Fusiliers | |
Commissioned by | Lancahire Fusiliers | |
Notes | ||
Cenotaph. War memorial to Lancs Fusiliers. Two shallow circular steps, plain rectangular base; pedestal with convex east and west ends, moulded plinth, carved frieze and moulded cornice, inscription to front. Rectangular upper pedestal lettered at ront, and a tapered obelisk with regimental badge and further inscription. Under this, flanked by copies in coloured enamelled stone of the King's Colour on the west and the Regimental Colour on the east. | ||
The regimental memorial for the men of the Lancashire Fusiliers who died in the First World War was designed by Edwin Landseer Lutyens who, because of family connections - his father and great uncle had been officers in the regiment - declined a fee for the work. The memorial was situated at the main entrance to the Wellington Barracks, the regiment's headquarters. A committee chaired by Colonel G. E. Wike oversaw the arrangements for the memorial. In both form and scale the design owed little to the cenotaphs that had become Lutyen's recognisable memorial to the fallen. The design was realised by the local firm of stonemasons, John Tinline. The date chosen for the unveiling was the anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli, a day which had seen the regiment suffer extreme losses and perform extraordinary acts of bravery. The regiment's 18 Victoria Crosses included the famous six won before breakfast at Gallipoli. Understandably, these events were referred to by Lieutenant-General Sir Beauvoir de Lisle in his speech before he unveiled, by the novel means of pressing an electric button, the regiment's memorial. After the necessary expenses for the memorial had been met, the additional money collected was placed in the regiment's compassionate fund. The memorial remained at the main entrance to the barracks until 1961 when, following the reorganisation and relocation of the regiment, it was moved a short distance to the front of the new regimental headquarters and museum. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1922 | |
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | Front: TO THE/LANCASHIRE/FUSILIERS/THEIR/DEEDS AND SACRIFICES/FOR/KING AND COUNTRY On plinth: MCMXXIX/MCMXLV Upper pedestal: MCM/XIV/MCM/XIX Under obelisk: XX (encircled by wreath) Under wreath: OMNIA AUDAX | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Cenotaph | Portland stone | 676cm high |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character: nothing recorded Structural Condition: nothing recordedVandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
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None | |
