Blackburn War Memorial
53°45′22″N 2°29′43″W / 53.7562°N 2.4953°W / 53.7562; -2.4953
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Blackburn
Blackburn War Memorial is located in Corporation Park in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.[1][2] It was originally designed as a memorial for people who lost their lives in the First World War but was later extended to also honour those who lost their lives in the Second World War.[1][3]
The main feature of this war memorial is Bertram Mackennal’s bronze sculpture[4] known as Mother England or Sacrifice.[3]
Plans for the memorial and Garden of Remembrance were approved by the Blackburn War Memorial Committee in October 1922 and it was unveiled on 2 August 1924.[3]
Gallery
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A montage of photographs of Blackburn War Memorial. "Mother England" or "Sacrifice"
References
- ^ a b Corporation Park. Archived June 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine East Lancashire Memorials. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ Corporation Park, garden of Remembrance. Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ a b c The Blackburn war memorial. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal. Dictionary of Australian Biography. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Blackburn War Memorial.
- Images
- Garden of Remembrance, antique photo
- Garden of Remembrance c1955, Blackburn
- Bertram Mackenna, creator of the memorial
- National Archives website article covering some of Bertram Mackennal’s work
- Details of Mackennal on "The Victorian Web" website.
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