Erected in 1921, the Poulton-le-Fylde War Memorial stands in the English market town of Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire. A Grade II listed structure made of granite, it sits in a small cobbled area at the north end of Market Place. The memorial consists of a pillar with an octagonal foot, topped with a ball finial surmounted by a wheel-head cross.
The pillar stands on a square plinth on an octagonal step. On the plinth is a timber plaque with a coat of arms, a bronze plaque with an inscription, and further plaques recording the names of those lost in the World Wars and another conflict.
Having been moved from nearby Queen's Square in 1979, the memorial bears the inscription: LOVE’S STRENGTH STANDETH IN LOVE’S SACRIFICE TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN OF POULTON LE FYLDE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-19. It also carries the words: LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND – WE FOR ENGLAND DIED.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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