Great War Memorial outside St Paul's Church
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Great War Memorial outside St Paul's Church
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 6 Oct 2012
Heaton Moor Great War Memorial, erected in 1921, stands outside the Parish Church of St Paul. The memorial comprises a bronze statue of soldier in battle dress carrying rifle on stone pedestal which includes the principal inscriptions and bronze panels recording the names of the dead. It is backed by semi-circular ashlar wall. The statue is by Manchester sculptor John Cassidy. The inscription on the front reads: IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF HEATON CHAPEL AND HEATON MOOR WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 and on the rear: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE Both the church (http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-210816-church-of-st-paul- ) and the memorial are Grade II listed (http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-210815-war-memorial-to-front-of-church-of-st-pa British Listed Buildings).
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