Failsworth War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Oldham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 2005. War memorial. 5 related planning applications.
Failsworth War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- pale-fireplace-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Oldham
- Constituency
- Manchester Central MP: Lucy Powell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 October 2005
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Failsworth War Memorial, Oldham Road, M35 0AS
- OS grid reference
- SD 892 013
- Coordinates
- 53.50847, -2.16381
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Failsworth War Memorial is a First World War memorial built around 1923 from Portland stone. It features a fluted column with colored decoration, topped by a bronze winged figure of Victory and a bronze laurel wreath.
The memorial stands on a stepped square stone plinth with an octagonal base. The main southeast face of the base has an inscription that reads "Remembrance 1914 1918," while the rear bears the inscription "They died in many lands that we may live here in peace." The fluted column tapers and curves anti-clockwise from the midpoint to a domed top, which is adorned with a vertical pattern of blue and green medallions and red waves within a green border. The bronze figure of Victory holds a laurel wreath and a staff, with the bronze wreath attached to the top of the column and the figure.
Unveiled on June 10, 1923, the memorial honors those who lost their lives during the First World War. The designer and the individual who unveiled the memorial remain unknown. The memorial is noted for its unusual colored decoration and significant architectural and historic interest.
Local climate
Failsworth War Memorial sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2023
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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