Prestwich War Memorial

First World War memorial erected around 1918, relocated around 1970 with some additions.

MATERIALS: timber, thought to be oak.

PLAN: square in section.

DESCRIPTION: standing within a garden in front of the former library (now a theatre), on two square concrete steps, and facing east. The square-section timber cross, approximately 7ft tall, has stopped chamfers to all four lengths. The horizontal arm clasps the shaft with proud fixing pegs or bolts on the face; five to the front and four to the rear. Paint or pitch has been applied, giving a black colour. The cross stands in a socket in the double-stepped base. Granite plaques thought to date from the late C20 are affixed to the eastern risers. The upper plaque is inscribed:

1914-1919 1939-1945/ TO THOSE WHO FELL

While the lower plaque is inscribed:

THE BODIES OF THE HEROES REST IN MANY LANDS/ BUT HERE THE SYMBOL OF THEIR GLORY STANDS.