Blackburn War Memorial is located in Corporation Park in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. East Lancashire Memorials. Retrieved 17 August 2012.Corporation Park, garden of Remembrance. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Retrieved 17 August 2012. 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.
The main feature of this war memorial is Bertram Mackennal's bronze sculptureSir Edgar Bertram Mackennal. Dictionary of Australian Biography. Retrieved 17 August 2012. 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. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
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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.