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| war memorial, Barrow-in-Furness | ||
| Street:- | Park Avenue | |
| civil parish:- | Barrow-in-Furness (formerly Lancashire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| locality type:- | war memorial | |
| coordinates:- | SD20306979 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD2069 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD26 | |
| references:- | Listed Buildings 2010 |
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 BWM25.jpg (taken 22.5.2012) |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "WAR MEMORIAL IN PUBLIC PARK / / PARK AVENUE / BARROW IN FURNESS / BARROW IN FURNESS / CUMBRIA / II / 388555 / SD2030969791" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "War Memorial. 1919. By Major C Oakley. For Barrow Haematite Steel Co. Sculptors Fairburn and Hull; all of Barrow. Portland limestone with iron railings and bronze plaques. Circular platform with railings between 4 flights of steps having piers and balustrades with bronze insets and guilloche ornament. Central obelisk has plinth with convex corners and bronze plaques; tapered square shaft with ornament of acanthus, fluting etc and a bronze wreath on each side. The plaques bear the dedication to, and names of, those lost in the Great War; those at each corner with reliefs of infantryman, sailor, Liberty and an angel. Attached to the railings are 2 plaques with names of those lost in World War II. An imposing local landmark." |
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| evidence:- | old postcard:- |
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| source data:- | Postcard, sepia coloured photograph, war memorial in the public park, Barrow-in-Furness,
Lancashire, published about 1945. click to enlargePH0104.jpg printed at bottom:- "WAR MEMORIAL PUBLIC PARK, BARROW-IN-FURNESS" postmark:- "BARROW / 1 - PM / 17 AUG / 1945 / LANCS" The franking includes a pair of bells and 'V' for Victory in Word War II. item:- JandMN : 972 Image © see bottom of page |
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 BWM26.jpg (taken 22.5.2012)  BWM27.jpg (taken 22.5.2012)  BWM28.jpg (taken 22.5.2012)  BWM29.jpg (taken 22.5.2012) |
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