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Corporation Street, ST. HELENS, WA10 1DZ

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Victoria Square, St Helens.

On Bickerstaffe Street in St. Helens.

This is a view of Victoria Square in St Helens, Merseyside. On the left hand side can be seen the Town Hall with the clock tower, and directly across from the photographer is the Gamble Institute which houses the Central Library. The statue of Queen Victoria which used to stand in the middle of the square has now been moved to just behind where the photo is taken from.

The Gamble Institute and Library were donated to the Town by Sir David Gamble and opened on the 5th. November, 1896. The Gamble family were owners of a local chemical industry, the fallout from which did little for the health of the townsfolk.

A closer look at Image] showing a granite tablet carrying the Borough coat of arms, the inscription “To the everlasting Memory of the Men of the Borough who gave their lives for King and Country”, followed by the names of the fallen. The names continue on all sides and on the outer faces of the pedestals.

The cenotaph war memorial stands in front of the Town Hall, in Victoria Square. It was unveiled on Easter Sunday, 4th April 1926, The memorial takes the form of a central obelisk made from Portland stone on a square stone dais, with a granite pedestal in each corner. On the front face is the inscription “Our Glorious Dead”. At the base is a carved laurel wreath to symbolise victory and the date 1914-1918 is also carved. One each side of the square base is a granite tablet with the Borough coat of arms, the inscription “To the everlasting Memory of the Men of the Borough who gave their lives for King and Country”, followed by the names of the fallen. The names continue on all sides and on the outer faces of the pedestals. Originally 2270 names were recorded, more were later added to commemorate those who fell during the Second World War and in more recent conflicts.