Memorials & monuments · North West England
Somme Memorial
Somme Memorial — a memorial in england-north-west, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Somme Memorial is a memorial located in england-north-west, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme is a war memorial to 72,337 missing British and South African servicemen who died in the Battles of the Somme of the First World War between 1915 and 1918, with no known grave. It is near the village of Thiepval, Picardy in France. A visitors' centre opened in 2004. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, Thiepval has been described as "the greatest executed British work of monumental architecture of the twentieth century".
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 53.5332, -2.2503
- District
- Manchester
- Parish
- Manchester, unparished area
- Postcode
- M8 4LZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blackley and Middleton South
Sources
- osm: node/7362453742 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Somme Memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Somme Memorial?
- Somme Memorial is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode M8 4LZ), in the parish of Manchester, unparished area.
- Is Somme Memorial free to visit?
- Yes, Somme Memorial is free to enter.
- How do I get to Somme Memorial?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode M8 4LZ. It sits within the Blackley and Middleton South parliamentary constituency.