Listed Buildings
in Stoke-on-Trent and area
War
Memorial, Burslem
Area
Burslem |
Street
Swan Square |
Heritage No.
10059 A |
Grade
II |
Date Listed
31 May 2001 |
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Building:
First World War memorial |
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Location:
STOKE ON TRENT Swan Square, Burslem |
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Description:
First World War memorial. c. 1920. Pink
sandstone ashlar. |
The figure of a
soldier dressed in World War I uniform
appears on the front face of the square-sectioned memorial.
He stands within a shallow niche, holding his gun end downwards.
His head is bare, and his hat lies next to his right foot.
First World War memorial. c. 1920. Pink sandstone
ashlar.
Rectangular on plan, in the form of a large
pedestal with a moulded plinth, a moulded cornice and a niche in
the front containing a figure of a soldier with a bowed head, a
rifle and helmet.
Above the niche the date 1914-1918. Around the
memorial an area is chained off by small stone piers linked by
chains.
Architect: C
G Cowlishaw
Stonemason: W.A.R.Mellor Ltd
Sculptor: C Wallett
The Burslem coat
of arms appears on the rear
face of the monument, above the inscription.
on Burslem War Memorial
  
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