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Latitude: 53.7366 / 53°44'11"N
Longitude: -2.2097 / 2°12'35"W
OS Eastings: 386262
OS Northings: 426711
OS Grid: SD862267
Mapcode National: GBR FT07.D8
Mapcode Global: WHB8B.1B0S
Plus Code: 9C5VPQPR+J4
Entry Name: Weir and District War Memorial
Listing Date: 31 October 2016
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1439037
ID on this website: 101439037
Location: Burnley, Lancashire, OL13
County: Lancashire
District: Burnley
Civil Parish: Cliviger
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire
Church of England Parish: Holme-in-Cliviger St John
Church of England Diocese: Blackburn
Tagged with: War memorial
First World War memorial, unveiled on 14 September 1935.
MATERIALS: granite.
DESCRIPTION: the war memorial comprises a 3m high cross on a tapering shaft. The shaft is set upon a square plinth on a two-stepped base.
The inscriptions are in raised lead lettering; on the horizontal arm of the cross the inscription reads: PRO PATRIA; and below at the base of the shaft the inscription reads: ERECTED TO/ THE MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF/ WEIR AND DISTRICT/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ LEST WE FORGET.
The memorial is set within a paved octagonal two-level terraced enclosure defined by dry stone piers and walls. The enclosure is accessed by a decorated metal side gate with a series of steps at the front of the enclosure providing the access to the upper terrace where the memorial is sited.
There had been a Great War memorial, a shrine of remembrance, built into the wall at the Weir branch of the Bacup Co-operative Society, but it was felt that a larger memorial would be more fitting. The site was donated by the Irwell Springs Printing Company, one of the largest employers in the area, who also undertook the design, layout and workmanship and paid for the architecture and preparation of the terracing and surrounding wall. The memorial was built by the mason I E Kilpatrick.
Weir and District War Memorial was unveiled on Saturday 14 September 1935 by PC Richard Coates, the first man from Weir to join up to fight in the war. The ceremony was attended by the Mayor and Mayoress of Bacup and many relatives and friends of the fallen.
A number of repair projects have since been undertaken on the memorial including some re-lettering.
Weir and District War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this community, and the sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural interest: a simple yet dignified granite cross sited within its original well-executed enclosure.
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