Irlam and Cadishead War Memorial

The Irlam and Cadishead War Memorial, built in 1949, commemorates those who served in the First and Second World Wars. It was designed by Henry Nurse and features a bronze figure by John Cassidy, which was taken from an earlier First World War memorial.

The memorial consists of a central rectangular pedestal made of ashlar stone, with a plain plinth and frieze. On the dado, there is a stone plaque inscribed with the words: "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE." Atop the pedestal is a plain ashlar plinth that supports a bronze figure of Winged Victory, standing on a globe. She holds a bouquet of flowers in her left hand and a palm branch in her right hand.

On either side of the pedestal, there are ashlar walls with plain plinths and moulded cornices, each fronted by a low ashlar wreath stand. The left wall is inscribed with "1914-1918" and features two bronze plaques adorned with palm leaves. These plaques read: "IN MEMORY AND PERPETUAL HONOUR OF THE BRAVE MEN OF IRLAM AND CADISHEAD DISTRICT WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918" followed by the names of the fallen. The right wall is inscribed with "1939-1945" and also has two bronze plaques with matching palm leaf decorations. One plaque states: "IN MEMORY AND PERPETUAL HONOUR OF THE BRAVE MEN OF IRLAM WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945" and the other reads: "IN MEMORY AND PERPETUAL HONOUR OF THE BRAVE MEN OF CADISHEAD WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945," each followed by names.

The entire memorial is elevated on a two-step podium made of ashlar stone, with a crazy-paving surface on the upper step.