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The 20 best memorials & monuments in North West England

Our curated top 20 memorials & monuments in North West England, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 525 memorials & monuments see the full memorials & monuments index for North West England.

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    The Cenotaph

    Southport War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 6567816

    The Cenotaph is a memorial in the United Kingdom.

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  2. 2

    Fred Dibnah

    Currys.digital - geograph.org.uk - 3084136

    Fred Dibnah — a memorial in england-north-west, United Kingdom.

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    Lancashire Fusiliers War Memorial

    Lancashire Fusiliers War Memorial, memorials & monuments in North West England

    The Lancashire Fusiliers War Memorial is a First World War memorial dedicated to members of the Lancashire Fusiliers killed in that conflict. Outside the Fusilier Museum in Bury, Greater Manchester, E

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    Rochdale War Memorial

    Rochdale War Memorial, memorials & monuments in North West England

    Rochdale Cenotaph is a First World War memorial on the Esplanade in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, in the north west of England. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, it is one of seven memorials in England b

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    Peel Memorial

    OS Published Abstract Bolt, Bury, Old Parish Church - geograph.org.uk - 7061571

    The Peel Memorial is a public statue by Edward Hodges Baily, a 19th-century British artist best known for sculpting Nelson on Nelson's Column. It stands in the centre of Bury, Greater Manchester, Engl

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    Village Lock-Up

    Cartmel Priory Gatehouse - geograph.org.uk - 6177661

    Village Lock-Up — a memorial in england-north-west, United Kingdom.

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    Annie Kenney

    Greaves Arms, Oldham - geograph.org.uk - 3808746

    Annie Kenney — a memorial in england-north-west, United Kingdom.

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    Skelmersdale Henge

    Lancashire

    Foster's Island - geograph.org.uk - 2160067

    Skelmersdale Henge — a memorial in england-north-west, United Kingdom.

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    Oldham War Memorial

    Oldham War Memorial, memorials & monuments in North West England

    Oldham War Memorial is a war memorial in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, comprising a large bronze sculpture group on a granite plinth. It was built to commemorate the men of Oldham who were kill

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    Bolton Cenotaph

    War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 1885913

    Bolton Cenotaph is a First World War memorial in Victoria Square, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It serves as the principal monument commemorating the men and women of Bolton who lost their live

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    Radcliffe Cenotaph

    The War Memorial, Radcliffe - geograph.org.uk - 6318829

    Radcliffe Cenotaph is a Grade II* listed war memorial on Blackburn Street in Radcliffe, a market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It commemorates the men and

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    Atom

    Lancashire

    Atom, memorials & monuments in Lancashire

    An illustration of the helium atom, depicting the nucleus (pink) and the electron cloud distribution (black). The nucleus (upper right) in helium-4 is in reality spherically symmetric and closely rese

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    Charles Cairoli

    Blue Plaque, Stanley Park Visitor Centre - geograph.org.uk - 3717517

    Charles Cairoli — a memorial in england-north-west, United Kingdom.

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    John Fielden

    Rochdale Canal, Todmorden - geograph.org.uk - 669831

    John Fielden — a memorial in england-north-west, United Kingdom.

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    Preston By-pass

    Lancashire

    Access road - geograph.org.uk - 746347

    Preston By-pass — a memorial in england-north-west, United Kingdom.

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    Reverend Wilby

    Lancashire

    Chapel Street, Chorley - geograph.org.uk - 7470445

    Reverend Wilby — a memorial in england-north-west, United Kingdom.

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    Oddfellows Hall

    Former Hartley's brewery, Ulverston - Loki artwork (2) - geograph.org.uk - 6654067

    Oddfellows Hall — a memorial in england-north-west, United Kingdom.

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    Fountain Basin

    Post box, Main Street, Langcliffe - geograph.org.uk - 7994871

    The Fountain Paint Pot (often pluralized) is a mud pot located in Lower Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. The Fountain Paint Pot is named for the reds, yellows and browns of the mud in this a

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    Bignall Hill

    Staffordshire

    Conifer plantation - geograph.org.uk - 645860

    Bignall Hill, Staffordshire is a local landmark, and forms part of an escarpment ridge 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is classed as a sub HuMP. There is a large stone monument

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    Barrow Park Cenotaph

    Barrow Park Cenotaph - Deo Volente - geograph.org.uk - 6586796

    The Barrow Park Cenotaph is the main war memorial in the UK town of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, North West England. Located in Barrow's main public park, the structure is grade II listed. It is made f

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