Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
VICTORIA STREET WAR MEMORIAL Photograph
Region ID | MR | |
Work ID | 417 | |
Manual Reference | MR/TAM25 | |
Title | VICTORIA STREET WAR MEMORIAL | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | 1920 | |
Unveiling details | 13 March 1920 | |
Road | Victoria Street and Cartwright Street junction | |
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Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Don't know | |
Duty of Care | Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | |
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Memorial comprises a stepped pedestal on which stands the somewhat crudely carved statue of a soldier holding a rifle across his chest. On three sides of the pedestal are the names of the soldiers who fought in the war. It is surrounded by iron railings. | ||
The idea of erecting a memorial in this district of Dukinfield began to be discussed in August 1917. A committee was established, funds raised and a memorial commissioned from Wiloughby, Wilde and Sons. It was placed on land at the junction of Victoria Street and Cartwright Street presented by Alderman H. G. Turner. The memorial, costing £282, was unveiled by Alderman Turner in March 1920. It is a good example of a district memorial. On a number of occasions over the years the statue has been damaged which may explain the rather incongruous face and hat of the present statue. | ||
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raw year | 1920 | |
Condition | Poor | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | Inscription: front ERECTED / BY THE RESIDENTS / OF VICTORIA STREET AND / DISTRICT, / IN HONOUR OF THE MEN / WHO ANSWERED THEIR / COUNTRY'S CALL. / THE BATTLE FOUGHT THE VICTORY WON / UNVEILED AND DEDICATED BY / ALDERMAN TURNER MARCH 13TH 1920. left: LIBERTY and names right: PATRIOTISM and names rear: FRATERNITY and names | |
Signatures | Signed: Wiloughby Wilde and Sons | |
Elements
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Surface Character: nothing recorded Structural Condition: nothing recordedVandalism
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Structural damage | |
