St Annes War Memorial

Set in Ashton Gardens, the war memorial is most imposing, quite possibly the most imposing on the Fylde coast. The sculpture is by Walter Marsden and it is very moving. This is Walter Marsden at his peak. According to the UKNIWM the memorial was unveiled by Alderman C F Critchley on the 12th of October 1924. Much of the information seems sketchy, hopefully my photographs will give a better insight into the description. There are further photographs at the datastore as well as a list of the fallen.

The architect was Mr Thomas Smith Tait.

Looking from the north,
Ashton Gardens also has a lake as well as a rose garden

The soldier on the north side

Mother and child on the south side

The panel on the east side of the monument. In the datastore are close ups of the detail. This is a panoramic image made up of a composite

Peace looking out to sea

1939 to 1945 inscription

Continuation of the inscription on the opposite side.
The names are in the data store

The Great War inscription

Peace looking out to sea

The Soldier

Peace

The area around the memorial is great for skateboarding
Long may it continue!

Peace facing to sea

There is a Pathe News clip here. The clip is from the west side of the memorial. Peace is facing out to sea.The location on a map is shown here.

St Thomas' Church, St Annes

Attended a the christening of my granddaughter at this church, Coincidently really close to where I used to live. I suspect the names of these fallen could also be on the St Annes and Lytham memorials. But I am not sure. This memorial is quite well hidden on the right hand side of the aisle in a dark side of the church. The first image is of the memorial, the others are pictures of the church. The church tower is a financial liability, there is always a possibility that it may have to be demolished. I will publish more pictures of the memorial in due course.

The memorial on the South wall.
White marble with a brass plate, only mentions
those who fell in the Great War

 The inscription below reads:

THE EAST WINDOW IS DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND

IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 

ESPECIALLY

JACK BAYLISS

GODFREY BUCKLEY

BURTON CRITCHLEY

GUY D.M. CROSSMAN

DANIEL DUGDALE

HARRY EDWARDS

NORMAN FISHER

HENRY FISHER

WILLIAM FURNEVALL

HUBERT HASTINGS

THOMAS HILL

WILLIAM W JAGGER

REGINALD LITTON

JOHN S MASHEDER

E.C.W.OLDFIELD

HAROLD J. PORTER

HARRY V.B. SHARP

WILFRED TETTESALL

ROBERT B. WILFORD

LORD ALL - PITYING, JESU BLEST    -     GRANT THEM THINE ETERNAL REST

The font at the west end of the church

Large stone object in the southern end of the church

West end of the church

Closer view of the west end of the church. The door at the bottom end of the church was th "normal" way into the church.

The tower is in a constant state of repair. Frequently has got
railings around.