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Activity - using a Post Office memorial

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Post Office War Memorial, Liverpool

This is a memorial to men from Liverpool Post Office who died in the First World War. It was originally unveiled in the main hall of the General Post Office in Victoria Street on 15 June 1924. The memorial was recently moved and unveiled for a second time in 2006. Her new home is in Liverpool's newest shopping precinct, the Met Quarter that has been built on the old Post Office site.

Conservation Technologies restored the sculpture by cleaning her stonework and re-gilding the slate plaques listing those workers who lost their lives in the First World War.

Image of Liverpool war memorial Image of ceremony Image of the met quarter

Image of Public Sculpture publication 1Image of Public Sculpture publication 2Image of plinth restoration


Suggested Activity

By using the above war memorial , split the class into groups and ask them to research the names of the men listed on the memorial on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission CWGC) (this data can form the background to the QCA Units). For more information on how to use the CWGC website refer to the Soldiers from your local area activity.

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