Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial

War memorial in Morecambe, Lancashire, England

The Morecambe and Heysham Memorial Closer view of the lion atop the memorial

The Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial stands on the Promenade at Morecambe, Lancashire, England.[1]

It has two inscriptions in black lettering, after which are listed the names of those remembered [1]

> 1914–1919
> TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF
> THE MEN OF MORECAMBE
> WHO FELL IN WORLD WAR I
> THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

> 1939–1945
> TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF
> THE MEN OF MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM
> WHO FELL IN WORLD WAR II

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.[1]

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.[2]

## See also

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* Lancashire portal

* Listed buildings in Morecambe

## References

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1. ^ a b c Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial. United Kingdom National Inventory of War Memorials. UKNIWM Ref: 3332. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
2. ^ War Memorial, Morecambe. British Listed Buildings. Reference 391859. Retrieved 16 August 2012.

## External links

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* Lancaster Memorials: Chapter 3 Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial (pages 57-62)
* Morecambe Visitor and Heysham Chronicle: Obituaries 1914-198 War
* Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial \- photo and map

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* Ashton Hall
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* Leck Hall
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* Wennington Hall
* Windermere House

* Churches Borwick: St Mary
* Capernwray: Chapel
* Claughton: St Chad
* Dolphinholme: St Mark
* Ellel: St John
* Glasson: Christ
* Halton-on-Lune: St Wilfrid
* Lancaster: Christ
* Cemetery
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* St Thomas
* Leck: St Peter
* Morecambe: Holy Trinity
* St John the Divine
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* Quernmore: St Peter
* Slyne-with-Hest St Luke
* Tatham: Good Shepherd
* Warton: St Oswald
* Yealand Conyers: St John the Evangelist
* St Mary

Unlisted|

* Carlisle Bridge
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* Carnforth War Memorial
* Escowbeck
* The Gregson Centre
* Greyhound Bridge
* HM Prison Lancaster Farms
* Hazelwood Hall
* Heysham nuclear power station
* Lancaster bus station
* Langthwaite Filter House
* Lune Millennium Bridge
* Phoenix Street drill hall
* Plover Scar Lighthouse
* Stone Jetty
* Three Brothers

* Churches Aughton: St Saviour
* Lancaster: St Michael, Lancaster Moor Hospital
* King's Community
* Morecambe: Clark Street Congregational
* St Barnabas
* St Christopher, Bare
* Wray: Holy Trinity

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* Aldcliffe Hall
* Central Pier, Morecambe
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* Hornby Priory
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* Over Burrow Roman Fort
* Old Loyne Bridge
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* Tatham
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