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The Quarry Bank Memorial stands in Stevens Park, which was donated in 1922 to the people of Quarry Bank by Ernest Stevens, the local industrialist who produced ‘Judge’ ware. The earlier War Memorial at Christ Church, Quarry Bank, was sited inside the church and difficult of access on Remembrance days. Ernest Stevens was responsible for most of the cost of the new memorial and for its designation as a Peace Memorial. Facing the memorial is a large figure of Christ with hand raised in blessing and peace. A low wall – now with railings – surrounds the garden which marks out the whole site. At the top of the memorial is a wreath, inscribed ‘In Memoriam’, and ‘1914 - 1918. Below the wreath is:
THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVER MORE
The main inscription is placed above the seven plaques which carry the 147 names:
TO THE IMMORTAL HONOUR OF THE MEN OF QUARRY BANK WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL RECOGNITION BY THE RESIDENTS OF QUARRY BANK
The inscription on the plinth on which the figure of Christ stands is:
MY PEACE I GIVE UNTO YOU
On another side of the garden quadrangle is the quotation:
NATION SHALL NOT LIFT UP SWORD AGAINST NATION
NEITHER SHALL THEY LEARN WAR ANY MORE
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