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Whalley

Whalley war memorial is located outside a former grammar school on the corner of Station Road and King Street. The memorial is made out of York stone and takes the form of a Calvary on a square plinth and a stone book at the base of the memorial. Inscribed on the plinth and book are the names of the fifty-one men from Whalley who lost their lives during the First World War and the nine who fell during the Second World War. The memorial is accessed by steps leading to the front of the memorial. Whalley war memorial was listed at Grade II by English Heritage in 2003 and is located in a conservation area.

In 2011 War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £350 through the Small Grants Scheme towards re-pointing the steps and wall leading up to the war memorial. These works were required to replace defective mortar joints that had eroded. These were raked out by hand and replaced with an appropriate lime mortar mix that matched the colour texture and strength of the original mortar.

The war memorial was unveiled on the 3rd September 1921 and was designed by Sir Percy Scott Worthington, who also worked on other notable projects, such as the Liverpool Unitarian Church and Manchester Grammar School. Following the Second World War, Whalley war memorial was rededicated on the 7th November 1948 and was refurbished by residents during the 1990s.

All four sides of the plinth are inscribed with the names of those who lost their lives during the First World War as well as the following dedication:

“To the memory of the men of
(names)

Whalley who laid down their
(names)

lives for King and country
(names)

in the Great War 1914-1918
(names)”

The book dedicated to those who lost their lives during the Second World War states:

“In remembrance of the men of this parish who died in the cause of freedom 1939 – 1945”

This is followed by a list of the names of those who lost their lives during the Second World War.

Further information

War Memorials Trust reference WM1608
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 588

If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org

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