Blackburn War Memorial Explained

Blackburn War Memorial is located in Corporation Park in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.^{[1] [2]} It was originally designed as a memorial for people who lost their lives in the First World War but was later extended to also honour those who lost their lives in the Second World War.^[1]

The main feature of this war memorial is Bertram Mackennal’s bronze sculpture^[3] known as Mother England or Sacrifice.

Plans for the memorial and Garden of Remembrance were approved by the Blackburn War Memorial Committee in October 1922 and it was unveiled on 2 August 1924.^[4]

External links

• Images
  • Garden of Remembrance, antique photo
  • Garden of Remembrance c1955, Blackburn
• Bertram Mackenna, creator of the memorial
  • National Archives website article covering some of Bertram Mackennal’s work
  • Details of Mackennal on "The Victorian Web" website.

Notes and References

1. http://www.eastlancsmemorials.co.uk/accringtonblackburn/blackburn_corporationpark.htm Corporation Park.
2. http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/server.php?show=ConMediaFile.3781 Corporation Park, garden of Remembrance.
3. http://australian_biography.academic.ru/607/MACKENNAL,_Sir_Edgar_Bertram_%281863-1931%29,_the_first_name_was_dropped_at_an_early_age Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal.
4. https://archive.today/20121128001310/http://website.ag.nsw.gov.au/Mackennal/html/moreInfo/moreInfo_BM141.html The Blackburn war memorial.