Memorials & monuments · North West England
Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial
Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Morecambe · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial is a public memorial or monument in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 54.0726°, -2.8725°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Heritage listing
The Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial stands on the Promenade at Morecambe, Lancashire, England. It has two inscriptions in black lettering, after which are listed the names of those remembered The memorial remembers the 216 men who died in the First World War, the 180 in the Second World War and the single man who was killed in the Korean War. The war memorial, made of bronze and granite, was completed in 1921 and designed by Thomas Hayton Mawson. A bronze lion sits atop a stepped base.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Morecambe Bay SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Morecambe Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial stands on the Promenade at Morecambe, Lancashire, England. It has two inscriptions in black lettering, after which are listed the names of those remembered The memorial remembers the 216 men who died in the First World War, the 180 in the Second World War and the single man who was killed in the Korean War. The war memorial, made of bronze and granite, was completed in 1921 and designed by Thomas Hayton Mawson. A bronze lion sits atop a stepped base. On 20 January 1993 the monument was registered as a Grade II structure at British Listed Buildings.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.0726, -2.8725
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Lancaster
- Parish
- Morecambe
- Postcode
- LA4 4BU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Nearest railway station
- Morecambe — 0.4 km
Sources
- osm: n5332056411 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Morecambe War Memorial 2.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial?
- Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA4 4BU), in the parish of Morecambe.
- Is Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial a listed building?
- Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial a protected site?
- Yes — Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial is part of the Morecambe Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Morecambe Bay Ramsar wetland.
- Is Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial free to visit?
- Yes, Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial is free to enter.
- How do I get to Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial?
- The nearest railway station is Morecambe, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA4 4BU.