Leek, Staffordshire.
The Nicholson War Memorial in Leek, Staffordshire, England is a 1925 war memorial It was commissioned by local manufacturer Sir Arthur Nicholson and his wife Lady Marianne, in memory of their son Lieutenant Basil Lee Nicholson, who was killed in action at Ypres, Belgium, in 1915, at the age of 24; and in memory of all the other local men who died fighting in World War I.
It is one of the tallest war memorials in the country.
Not bad for a small market town with a Population of just 20,000 people, In 1086 Leek had a recorded population of just 28.
Leek, Staffordshire.
The Nicholson War Memorial in Leek, Staffordshire, England is a 1925 war memorial It was commissioned by local manufacturer Sir Arthur Nicholson and his wife Lady Marianne, in memory of their son Lieutenant Basil Lee Nicholson, who was killed in action at Ypres, Belgium, in 1915, at the age of 24; and in memory of all the other local men who died fighting in World War I.
It is one of the tallest war memorials in the country.
Not bad for a small market town with a Population of just 20,000 people, In 1086 Leek had a recorded population of just 28.