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Wigan Cenotaph and War Memorial to the
Fallen of the Great War 1914-18
THE Cenotaph to almost 2000 men - and one
woman - from the former County Borough of
Wigan who fell in the Great War, 1914-18 was
unveiled 75 years ago on Saturday 17 October
1925.
The memorial which was
unveiled that day was the
culmination of six years’ effort
and hard work. As early as
September 1919 Wigan Town
Council had debated the
possibility of erecting a
memorial to the fallen, and in
November 1919 a War Memorial
Committee was established,
chaired by Alderman Ainscough.
This committee met at irregular
intervals to co-ordinate
arrangements. In September
1920 the possibility of replacing
the temporary shrine to the
fallen, which had been
spontaneously built in Mesnes
Park, with a permanent
memorial was put forward to the
Borough Engineer, who
estimated the cost at £1500. In
April 1921 the committee
recommended that the fountain
in Mesnes Park should be
removed and replaced by the
new war memorial; the
Council’s Property, Parks and
Markets Committee, however,
disapproved of the choice of site.
Discussions in committee
concerning a suitable location
continued and several locations
were reviewed:
*various other sites within
Mesnes Park.
*outside the Post Office in
Wallgate.
*at the junction of Wigan
Lane and Swinley Road.
*on the Market Square.
*in the Market Place.
*in the grounds of the Royal
Infirmary.
Fundraising also continued
and in November 1923 a street
collection raised over £2000 - a
tremendous sum in those days. In
1924, with time rapidly passing,
the War Memorial Committee
finally chose an acceptable site -
immediately in front of All Saints
Parish Church, in the very centre
of the town - and the Rector and
Parish Council promptly donated
the land.
Unveiled
Events now moved rapidly
and by February 1925 the full
Town Council accepted the
design by their chosen architect
Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, who had
built Liverpool’s Anglican
Cathedral. By May the sculptor
Edward Owen Griffiths was able
to commence work levelling the
site and creating what is now All
Saints Gardens; construction
advanced so rapidly that it was
finished in time to be unveiled in
October 1925, allowing a
Remembrance Day Service the
following month. The final cost
was £4,000, paid for entirely by
public subscription.
Shortly after noon on
Saturday 17 October 1925 both
Wallgate and Market Place were
thronged with a huge crowd and
traffic was halted all afternoon.
The weather during the morning
had been showery but the rain
ceased shortly after 3 o’clock.
The small square immediately
around the Cenotaph was
restricted to ticket holders, and
owing to the shortage of space it
was only possible to
accommodate one relative for
each of the deceased whose
names were engraved on the
tablets, although a special
enclosure was set aside for the
orphan children.
The Mayor, who had lost a
son in the war, opened the
ceremony with a short speech:
“We are come to honour our
brethren who gave their lives for
us and for this country in a just
cause. This memorial is the
witness of our love for their
memory; and the constant
pledge and reminder to us of
their valour and our duty.”
Mr. J.M. Ainscough, the
main driving force behind the
project, then added:
“We are assembled this
afternoon to fulfil an obligation
which has been far too long
delayed; an obligation to place
in some conspicuous position a
permanent tangible memorial to
those of our townsmen who gave
their lives in the great struggle of
1914-18 that we might have
peace and security. After a long
and anxious deliberation it was
decided to place the memorial on
this site in the very centre and
heart of our town, a crowned
cross the symbol of sacrifice and
victory. On these stones we have
carved the names not of those
who distinguished themselves in
the fight; nor that great number
who, thank God, returned
unscathed many of whom are
with us today, but the names of
our fellow townsmen who went
out in the vigour of strength and
youth never to return. I trust then
that in the future our people will
approach this spot with even
greater reverence than in the
past and that this memorial may
never be defiled by any
sacrilegious hands.”
Military Dignitaries
Among the military
dignitaries present was Colonel
Sir Henry Darlington,
Commanding Officer of the 1/5
Manchesters, Wigan’s territorial
battalion, and Major General
Solly-Flood who had
commanded their division, 42nd
Division. The actual unveiling
was by General Lawrence who
had been brigadier of the 1/5
Manchesters in Gallipoli and had
commanded the 66th Division
including the 2/5 Manchesters.
He spoke briefly:
“I believe that if those whose
names are on this monument
could convey a message to us
today it would be to say:
‘Be of good cheer
The night is passing
The dawn is at hand
Only have faith in
yourselves
Have faith in your country.’
And perhaps what is better still,
when your time comes and you
pass to another life you will meet
these old comrades that have
gone before you and you will be
able to say:
‘We carried on the fight.
We never gave in.’
I unveil this memorial placed here
in the memory of the men of
Wigan who fell in the Great War.”
After the Doxology and
National Anthem the church
bells pealed and there was
wreath-laying, first by officials
and relatives of the fallen then by
the general public. As he laid his
personal wreath the late Private
Thomas Woodcock’s little son
wore his father’s Victoria Cross.
Poignant Reading
How were the names
collected? Already in July 1919
the Borough Library had written
to the local newspapers to ask
families and next-of-kin of the
fallen to submit individual
names and had circularised local
churches and firms with a
request for them to send in lists
of their congregations or
employees killed in action. Their
replies exist in the Borough
The title.
Message. 1.
Tokyo Metropolitan Kasai Rinkai Sea Life Park. Tokyo. Japan. April 30, 2016. shot .... 14 / 18
(Today's picture. That's unannounced.)
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Radiohead - Daydreaming
London.
I went to the United Kingdom.
The day when Japan was left. July 22.
The day when I have arrived in Japan. July 27.
The number of which I took a picture. 5052.
Full capacity. About 32 GB.
I'm happy.
If you enjoy yourself.
:)
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Profile.
In November 2014, we caught the attention of the party selected to undertake the publicity for a mobile phone that changed the face of the world with just a single model, and will conclude a confidentiality agreement with them.
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Postscript 2.
Today's text.
I prepared 12 languages.
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My Novel >> Unforgettable'
(This book is Dedicated to the future artist.)
Mitsushiro Nakagawa
All Translated by Yumi Ikeda .
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U2 - No Line On The Horizon Live in Dublin
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There are two reasons why a person faces the sea.
One, to enjoy a slice of shine in the sea like children bubbling over in the beach.
The other, to brush the dust of memory like an old man who misses old days, staring at the shine
quietly.
Those lead to only one meaning though they do not seem to overlap. It’s a rebirth.
I face myself to change tomorrow, a vague day into something certain.
That is the meaning of a rebirth.
I had a very sweet girlfriend when I was 18.
After she left, I knew the meaning of gentleness for the first time and also a true pain of loss. After
she left, how many times did I depend too much on her, doubt her, envy her and keep on telling lies
until I realized it is love?
I wonder whether a nobody like me could have given something to her who was struggling in the
daily life in those days. Giving something is arrogant conceit. It is nothing but self-satisfaction.
I had been thinking about such a thing.
However, I guess what she saw in me was because I had nothing. That‘s why she tried to see
something in me. Perhaps she found a slight possibility in me, a guy filled with ambiguous, unstable
tomorrow. But I wasted days depending too much on her gentleness.
Now I finally can convey how I felt in those days when we met.
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Fin.
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Title of my book > unforgettable'
Author : Mitsushiro Nakagawa
Out Now.
ISBN978-4-86264-866-2
in Amazon.
www.amazon.co.jp/Unforgettable’-Mitsushiro-Nakagawa/dp/...
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Schedule of the next novel.
Still would stand all time.(unforgettable'2)
2018. Spring. It's expected to open it. That's Japanese.
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2016. Exhibition.
From November 1 to November 6.
DIC Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art.
place. Sakura-shi, Chiba. Japan .
Theme.
All the things you are .
2017.
Autumn.
Theme.
This must be the place I waited years to leave .
Place. Tokyo Big Sight.
Sponsoring. Design festa.
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Future's photography place.
2016.
Great Barrier Reef. Cairns. Australia.
2017.
Manhattan. New York. The United States.
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I went to New York 2007.
Day when Japan was left. March 9. Afternoon.
Day where it returned to Japan. March 14. Afternoon.
I am in Japan now.
The photograph in New York starts as follows.
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Japanese is the following.
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YouPic
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today I got my new used lens:
Nikkor 85mm f/1,4
it´s also called the cream machine because of it´s bokeh
this is the first shot with it.
I love my new baby!
Nikon D300
Nikkor 85mm
f/1,4
ISO 200
1/250 sec
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Greenpeace activists, rappelled off of some of Pittsburghís iconic bridges with massive banners displaying their message to Group of 20 leaders gathering for the September 24 summit. The banners, one nearly 80-feet by 30-feet in size, take the form of stylized ìroad signsî that warn of the political maneuvering and delay that have put a international climate treaty in jeopardy as the world enters the final stretch on the road to Copenhagen. The banners were hung in the downtown area on September 23, 2009.
Messages, mostly from teachers, collected by Floreid Hammer, Pasco High School Class of 1930. Images courtesy of Christy Hammer. (e1580a)
These words were written on the side of the car: "Kids, the tricks you do on your scooters, skateboards, roller blades, and surf boards are cool! Keep at it. And believe in you. Because you can do anything. If your being abused tell. Keep telling until your believed. Even if there is more than one abuser. Kids protect each other!"
“My uncle and my uncle’s wife wanted me to get married after I graduated from school, but
I was determined to find a job instead in order to support my further education. I wanted to
become an attorney in the future and fulfil my dreams,” says Dilara, a pseudonym which she
chose in order not to use her real name. Because she confronted traditions and gender stereotypes she is now able to join the labour market and help lift herself — and her family — out of poverty. Pulling girls out of school and forcing them into early marriage ensures that poverty will be handed down from mother to daughter, from family to family, for generations to come, but Dilara has broken this circle.
Info for Caught with my Pants Down group:
This was taken at Wekiva Springs State Park, a popular swimming, hiking and canoeing spot. These are the bathrooms near the small lake at the very end of the park.
Interesting thing about most Florida state parks is that the skylights seem to illuminate only one urinal. see another
GoodMorning - Free Ecards, Animated Pics and Messages. - greetings-day.com/goodmorning-free-ecards-animated-pics-a... #GOODMORNING
i took this picture as an innocent "look at tinkerbell mummy", if you look you'll find a hidden message!
This is an old photo from the archives. I just needed something to post so I could share this quick message.
I appreciate the words of support from so many people. Its no secret that I am going through a difficult time and I am trying to find a way to continue my 365 project in an authentic way without baring the private details of my life to everyone and anyone.
I have decided that my 365 will be Friends & Family for a while. I am sure that on my better days I will post photos that are generally public - but I foresee quite a few remaining private.
My contact list on Flickr is such that I have not set any "Friends" or "Family" designations. Although I know that many of you may want to be counted as a friend and are willing to come with me on this part of my journey, I do not want to make any assumptions.
If you would like to be counted as a friend, not because you are curious or for the gossip value - but because you care and you want to help, then please FlickrMail me. There is no pressure. I will not be offended if anyone does not want their contact designation to change. And, please don't be offended if you ask, but I do not add you. I need a safe place and I plan to be protective of it.
Again, thanks so much to everyone. In some ways, I wonder if I am making a mountain of a molehill. I know that my problems are small in the grand scheme of life or compared to the pain and suffering of others. But, its what's happening to me right now and I am just trying to deal the best way that I know how. Hopefully the fun will come back to my stream soon.