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Gilbert Ledward blue plaque

Blackpool, Blackpool, England, United Kingdom

Gilbert Ledward blue plaque

The War Memorial (Grade 2* Listed) The war memorial is an obelisk made of white granite 30 metres in height. It was erected in 1923, replacing a temporary structure. The memorial's finely moulded bronze panels, by sculptor Gilbert Ledward, are unusual in depicting wives and children, a cat and a fal

len German soldier. The memorial commemorates those who gave their lives in two World Wars and subsequent conflicts.

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