Re: Oswaldtwistle War Memorial
 

Please tell me all that blue card/plastic isn't permanent,

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You mean this. Its even distorted where they've nailed it on, not be long before the local yobbery have made some improvements.
Retlaw

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Do you always have to be sarcastic Retlaw? Unbeknown to you, I have already emailed Mick and asked him to delete my photos, so I can resend. As soon as I posted the photos I realised they were the wrong way round and tried to alter them, but didnt know how!

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It's temporary - was supposed to be removed a few days ago, not sure why it's still there.

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Higher Liz.
You know its one of my better vices.
:theband::theband::theband::theband::
Retlaw

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Thanks Atarah and Retlaw for the picks:mosher:

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For those who are still interested, here are the panels on Oswaldtwistles War Memorial, with my panels alongside.
A mans Christian name and his regiment gives him more than just a bare name on a memorial
Retlaw.

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Seems they already have twice Retlaw, according to the Observer with 'grease stains' ? :(

Notice The Observer have also given a half page to the Armed Forces event ... with the addition of an apology for it being omitted from last week's edition, stating they had production problems ... oh yeh ? reckon they saw this thread.

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I was contacted this morning by a member of the Western Front Association, who has visited the new additions to the Oswaldtwistle War Memorial.
In the message he pointed out the pictures on the sides, one in particular showing Arras Memorial Serre.

The Arras Memorial is nowhere near Serre, its nearer Belgium than Serre, which is where the Pals fought on July 1st 1916. It should have shown the Theipval Memorial, which is much nearer to Serre.

Retlaw.

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With the cover to the memorial now removed does anybody know if they are correcting the error or is it to stay as it is?

Mark

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Are you refering to the crappy blue plastic with the pictures on it, by errors do you mean the names.

In the Lancs Telegraph July 9th britcliffe says he has invited Mr Holmes to write to me and if he choses to point out these mistakes I will have them rechecked.

What planet is he on, he has never contacted me, and who is going to do the checking. Does he seriously believe that the compilers of those plaques are going to admit to any mistakes. There is also the fact that many names are missing. Is he going to get them to check those as well, if they did'nt find them first time round, will the succeed in a recheck.

Highly unlikely, they would have to read every page of the Accrington Observer, Accrington Gazette, Blackburn Weekly Telegraph, Haslingden Gazette from August 1914 to December 1919, plus the Burnley and Chorley newpapers for 1916, which I have done, and still do. I photographed the orginals over 4 years ago.
Even the harrogate tripe dresser has corrected one of the errors they included, from his website.

Retlaw.

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Mentions for Haslingden's and Oswaldtwistle's War Memorials, sculpted by Louis Frederick Roslyn.

Roslyn, Louis Frederick, Sculptor - Your Archives

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That's very interesting Rindi thanks for the link

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Here's the one I did for William Turner's book on Haslingden's fallen.
I put the bayonet back on in the picture, and removed some of the background foliage,
some little tyke broke the original bayonet off

Retlaw

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Looks like more works gonna be done at Ossy, 2 guys there today measuring the plaques and the plinth.
Surprised no-ones mentioned the monument being lit up at night, I think it looks well with the coloured light shining on it