Date:1958
Description:The Mraket Place, showing the war memorial and shops: Gellions, Foster Brothers menswear, Pearks and Parkes. The war memorial was dedicated on May 22nd 1923 and formally handed over the the Town Council the following June. It was originally intended the the unveiling be performed by Cannock's most wounded soldier but plans changed and it was performed by Col. J. V. Campbell V.C. The figures were sculpted from Sicilian marble by James Beresford & Sons.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
A busy scene in the Market Place, Cannock. In the background to the right is the ...
A view of the Market Place, Cannock, looking along High Green.
This Memorial Clock was donated to the town of Cannock by Henry Benton, a local ...
The memorial clock on the roundabout was donated to the town by Henry Benton a local ...
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Image courtesy of: Mr David Battersby
Donor ref:Cannock Library old cannock slides BB46 (52/40223)
Source: Cannock Library
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