Astley War Memorial
Astley War Memorial
Astley War Memorial
Astley War Memorial
Astley War Memorial
Astley War Memorial
Astley War Memorial
Astley War Memorial
Astley War Memorial
Astley War Memorial
Astley War Memorial
Astley War Memorial
Astley War Memorial

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A metal cross with a cascade of poppies falling down the vertical section. A First World War metal helmet is hooked over the top right-hand corner of the vertical upright of the cross.
Title

Astley War Memorial

Date

2019

Medium

steel & stone

Accession number

M29_FM_S016

Acquisition method

funded by the NPL group

Work type

War memorial

Owner

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

Custodian

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

8th June 2019

Access

at all times

Inscription description

across the horizontal section of the cross: FOR THE FALLEN; fencing: LEST WE FORGET

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Located at

Manchester Road, Astley, Wigan

M29 7BG

Located in a grassed area, the Bullcroft on Manchester Road, next to 'The Bull’s Head' pub, at the junction with Church Road, opposite Astley Hall Drive.