Blackburn War Memorial
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Blackburn War Memorial is a war memorial
located in Blackburn, Lancashire
, England
. It was unveiled on 2 August 1924.
In the gardens of Corporation Park
is Bertram Mackennal’s bronze sculpture
of a woman holding in her arms a dying youth; the centrepiece of Blackburn’s memorial to the dead of World War I
and World War II
.
The memorial stands in front of a water basin with two fountains and on each side of the memorial the sculptured head of a lion has water pouring from its mouth.
War memorial
A war memorial is a building, monument, statue or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or to commemorate those who died or were injured in war.-Historic usage:...
located in Blackburn, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was unveiled on 2 August 1924.
Origins
Plans for the memorial and Garden of Remembrance were approved on 5 October 1922.In the gardens of Corporation Park
Corporation Park, Blackburn
Corporation Park is a traditional Victorian park in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. It was landscaped by William Henderson and opened in 1857. Corporation Park is regarded as the main formal park in Blackburn and is used mainly by local people for general recreation, walking and dog walking, as...
is Bertram Mackennal’s bronze sculpture
Bronze sculpture
Bronze is the most popular metal for cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply a "bronze".Common bronze alloys have the unusual and desirable property of expanding slightly just before they set, thus filling the finest details of a mold. Then, as the bronze cools, it...
of a woman holding in her arms a dying youth; the centrepiece of Blackburn’s memorial to the dead of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
The memorial stands in front of a water basin with two fountains and on each side of the memorial the sculptured head of a lion has water pouring from its mouth.