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Coordinates: 53°49′11″N 3°03′21″W / 53.8197°N 3.0559°W / 53.8197; -3.0559
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Blackpool Cenotaph
Blackpool Council
For the British of all wars
Unveiled10 November 1923 (1923-11-10)
Location53°49′11″N 3°03′21″W / 53.8197°N 3.0559°W / 53.8197; -3.0559
Designed byErnest Prestwich
In Memory of
Our Glorious Dead
1914-1918
1939-1945
Lest We Forget
Their Name Liveth For Evermore

Blackpool Cenotaph is a war memorial in Blackpool, a seaside resort in Lancashire, England.

The cenotaph, which is located on Princess Parade, Central Promenade, just north of North Pier is a Grade II listed building. It was listed on 20 October 1983.[1]

The cenotaph is an obelisk, made of white granite ashlar with large bronze rectangular figurative relief panels showing stylised scenes of warfare, and set on a raised platform.[1] It stands 30 m (98 ft 5 in) high and was designed by Ernest Prestwich, sculpted by Gilbert Ledward and the masons were Messrs Kirkpatrick. It was built by H.A. Clegg and Sons. The unveiling ceremony took place on 10 November 1923 and it was unveiled by Brigadier General T.E. Topping.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "Listed Buildings in Blackpool". Blackpool Civic Trust. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Blackpool Cenotaph". UK National Inventory of War Memorials. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
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