Nicholson War Memorial
The Nicholson War Memorial in Leek, Staffordshire, England is a 1925 war memorial. It was commissioned by local manufacturer Sir Arthur Nicholson and his wife Lady Marianne, née Falkner, in memory of their son Lieutenant Basil Lee Nicholson, who was killed in action at Ypres, Belgium, in 1915, at the age of 24; and in memory of all the other local men who died fighting in World War I.Photo: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Clock
- Description: Grade II listed war memorial in Leek, Staffordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Leek Clock Tower” and “War Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Trinity Church, Leek and All Saints’ Church, Leek.
Trinity Church, Leek
Church
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Trinity Church, Leek is situated 760 feet west of Nicholson War Memorial.
All Saints’ Church, Leek
Church
Photo: David Weston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints' Church is an Anglican church in Leek, Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. It was designed by Norman Shaw, and built in 1885–1887; the church has stained glass by Morris & Co. All Saints’ Church, Leek is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Nicholson War Memorial.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Yarah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of St Mary is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Nicholson War Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abbey Green and Thorncliffe.
Abbey Green
Hamlet
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Abbey Green is a small village in the civil parish of Leek, in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. It is close to the market town of Leek.
Thorncliffe
Village
Thorncliffe is a small village in Staffordshire, England, straddling the Staffordshire Moorlands and Peak District National Park. By 1600 the name Thorncliffe had replaced the settlement's earlier name, Thorntileg, meaning "clearing in thorn trees". Thorncliffe is situated 2 miles northeast of Nicholson War Memorial.
Horton
Hamlet
Photo: Clive Woolliscroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Horton is a village and civil parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 781. Horton is situated 3 miles west of Nicholson War Memorial.
Nicholson War Memorial
- Categories: war memorial, building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.10563° or 53° 6′ 20″ northLongitude
-2.02075° or 2° 1′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C5V4X4H+7POpenStreetMap ID
way 171108661OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=clockOpenStreetMap feature
building=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q7026637
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