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Betnor Avenue, STOCKPORT, SK1 4BQ

For Woodbank Hall, now a track in Woodbank Memorial Park

This chainsaw sculpted Memorial to recipients of the Dickin Medal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickin_Medal (the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross), is in Woodbank Memorial Park Image There is a horse at the top, a mule, a carrier pigeon, a cat, an Alsatian, and a mongrel dog that found people trapped by the Blitz bombings - as well as a dove of peace, and an inscription - 'They died in war - they still serve in conflict', and the Ministry of Defence emblem. The sculpture is over 16 feet tall.

Wreath laid at the foot of the Dicken Medal Memorial Image by "Animal Aid". The inscription reads "This wreath commemorates animals who have lost their lives as a result of human conflict".

This chainsaw sculpted Memorial to recipients of the Dickin Medal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickin_Medal (the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross), is in Woodbank Memorial Park Image There is a horse at the top, a mule, a carrier pigeon, a cat, an Alsatian, and a mongrel dog that found people trapped by the Blitz bombings - as well as a dove of peace, and an inscription - 'They died in war - they still serve in conflict', and the Ministry of Defence emblem. The sculpture is over 16 feet tall.

The chainsaw sculpted Memorial by Tim Burgess to recipients of the Dickin Medal appears to have suffered the ravages of time.

The chainsaw sculpted Memorial by Tim Burgess to recipients of the Dicken Medal appears to have suffered the ravages of time.

Part of the chainsaw sculpted Memorial by Tim Burgess to recipients of the Dickin Medal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickin_Medal (the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross), in Woodbank Memorial Park. The only cat to have received the medal was Simon. HMS Amethyst's ship's cat was awarded for "gallantry under fire" and for the disposal of many rats despite shrapnel injuries during the Yangtze Incident in 1949.

Part of the chainsaw sculpted Memorial by Tim Burgess to recipients of the Dickin Medal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickin_Medal (the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross), in Woodbank Memorial Park..

Woodbank Memorial Park, 90 acres in extent and skirted by the River Goyt was presented to the town in 1921 by Sir Thomas Rowbotham, a former Major of Stockport, in honour of the Stockport men who died in the Great War.

The entrance to Woodbank Memorial Park Imageon Turncroft Road. The glacial erratic behind the portico is from the Lake District. On the right is Vernon Park. Woodbank Memorial Park, 90 acres in extent and skirted by the River Goyt was presented to the town in 1921 by Sir Thomas Rowbotham, a former Major of Stockport, in honour of the Stockport men who died in the Great War.