War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial

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A stone pedestal is surmounted by a bronze allegorical figure of Victory, a winged female figure with outstretched hand holding a palm frond. She is standing on a half globe and underneath is a bronze plaque with an inscription and relief figure of a contemporarily-dressed solider.
Title

War Memorial

Date

1925

Medium

Portland stone & bronze

Measurements

H 710 x W 200 x D (?) cm

Accession number

M30_MH_S035

Acquisition method

purchased by public subscription

Work type

War memorial

Owner

Salford City Council

Custodian

Salford City Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

15th August 1925

Access

at all times

Inscription description

PAX / IN MEMORY / OF THOSE FROM THE / BOROUGH OF ECCLES / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE WARS OF / 1914–1918 / 1939–1945

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