Ormskirk Comrades War Memorial
Coronation Park, Park Road, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 3BY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1445419
- Date first listed:
- 18-Oct-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Ormskirk Comrades War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Coronation Park, Park Road, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 3BY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1445419
- Date first listed:
- 18-Oct-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Ormskirk Comrades War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Coronation Park, Park Road, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 3BY
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Coronation Park, Park Road, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 3BY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- West Lancashire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD4124508234
Summary
First and Second World War memorial. Erected 1921 with an inscription added to commemorate the fallen of the Second World War after 1945.
Reasons for Designation
Ormskirk Comrades War Memorial, erected in 1921, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Historic interest:
* as a commemorative monument that has strong cultural and historic significance within both a local and national context;
* as a poignant reminder of the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made during the First and Second World Wars.
Architectural interest
* a well-crafted ashlar sandstone obelisk decorated with a palm branch and laurel wreath, resting on a pedestal and three-tiered base.
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw a huge wave of public commemoration with tens of thousands of memorials erected across the country. One such memorial was erected in 1921 to commemorate residents of Ormskirk who died during the conflict. It was unveiled by the Earl of Derby at a ceremony held on 27 May 1921. After the Second World War an additional inscription was added to commemorate those that lost their lives during that conflict.
The memorial was moved from the Comrades of the Great War Club on Southport Road to Coronation Park, Ormskirk, and rededicated on 28 October 2012. The names of fallen servicemen were transcribed from the Roll of Honour in the Comrades Club onto two granite plinths installed on the approach to the memorial from Park Road in 2016. These are accompanied by two granite benches.
Details
First and Second World War memorial. Erected 1921 with an inscription added to commemorate the fallen of the Second World War after 1945.
MATERIALS: sandstone ashlar and granite.
DESCRIPTION: the war memorial is situated on the east side of Coronation Park, adjacent to Park Road, near the centre of Ormskirk. It comprises a tapering ashlar sandstone obelisk, which rests on a square sandstone pedestal and three-tier stepped base. The obelisk is 1.6m high and the base is 2.4m high. On the front of the obelisk is a decorative palm branch and laurel wreath carved in relief. The base is built of sandstone except for the lowest step, which is granite. On the front (west) face of the pedestal is an incised inscription in black lettering: TO OUR COMRADES/ WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914 – 1918/ 1939 – 1945/ THE BLOOD OF HEROES/ IS THE SEED OF FREEDOM. The base beneath it is inscribed: THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY/ THE COMRADES OF THE GREAT WAR/ ORMSKIRK AND DISTRICT BRANCH.
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Register. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 22 November 2017.
Sources
Websites
Ormskirk News, accessed 18 March 2016 from http://www.osadvertiser.co.uk/news/ormskirk-news/2009/01/29/war-memorial-outside-comrades-club-to-be-moved-to-coronation-park-after-club-closes-80904-22802586/
Ormskirk News, accessed 18 March 2018 from http://www.osadvertiser.co.uk/news/ormskirk-news/2012/10/25/ormskirks-s-war-memorial-moves-to-coronation-park-80904-32094416/
War Memorials Online, accessed 1 March 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/65280
War Memorials Register, accessed 22 November 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/60890
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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