Victoria Street War Memorial
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Victoria Street War Memorial
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 10 Nov 2012
The War Memorial at the corner of Victoria Street (at the top of the steps to the right of the picture) and Cartwright Street, from where this photograph was taken. At the time of its unveiling, it was described by the Hyde Reporter newspaper as follows: "From the ground, the monument rises in three successive diminishing bases on which is a large die surmounted by a cap on which stands the figure of a soldier symbolising the brave fellows to whom the memorial is erected” (http://www.tameside.gov.uk/warmemorial/victoriastreet Tameside MBC). The memorial is 12ft high, and the bottom base is 4ft square. The bronze statue of the soldier was replaced by a new one in 2005 (Image]). The dedication on the plinth (Image]) reads: 1914 - 1919 ERECTED BY THE RESIDENTS OF VICTORIA STREET AND DISTRICT, IN HONOUR OF THE MEN WHO ANSWERED THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL. KILLED IN ACTION: (LIST OF NAMES) UNVEILED AND DEDICATED BY ALDERMAN TURNER MARCH 13TH 1920. WILLOUGHBY WILDE & SONS, HYDE.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.461181
Longitude
-2.061562