Phil's photos with the keyword: Memorial

The war memorial in the centre of Brierfield, North-West England, photographed a few years ago after the local "Remembrance Day" parade and ceremonies. HFF to all viewers....stay safe. Camera: Sony RX100 Processed with Nikon Capture NX2

Alice Nutter was one of the accused "Pendle Witches". She was executed at Lancaster with 9 others in 1612. This statue was commissioned to mark the 400th anniversary of the witch trials. Camera: Nikon D300s. Lens: Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 More information here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendle_witches

A memorial situated near the entrance to Pendle Heritage Centre in Barrowford, Lancashire, in the North-West of England. In 1612 the Pendle Forest area was the setting for Britain's most famous / infamous "Witch trials" when 12 people (2 men and 10 women) were accused of various crimes allegedly committed by the use of "Witchcraft". One of the accused, an elderly woman, died in jail before the trial and one person was found not-guilty. The remaining 10 were all found guilty and hanged. The so-called "evidence" was based almost entirely on the testimony of Jennet Device, a 9-year-old child who was the "One voice for ten" inscribed on the monument. Between the time the accused (including all of Jennet's family) were arrested and the time they were brought to trial, Jennet is believed to have been in the care of Roger Nowell who "coincidentally" happened to be the prosecuting magistrate in the case and who almost certainly "coached" her in the evidence she would give. MORE INFORMATION HERE: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendle_witches www.visitlancashire.com/inspire-me/pendle-witches Photographed with a Sony RX100 camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

The grave of Wallace Hartley, the Bandmaster and Lead-Violinist on the RMS Titanic who lost his life in the disaster. He and all of the band members stayed at their post as the ship sank, playing (according to most reports) the hymn "Nearer my God To Thee"). Camera: Sony RX100. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2. After the Titanic hit an iceberg and began to sink, Hartley and his fellow band members started playing music to help keep the passengers calm as the crew loaded the lifeboats. Many of the survivors said that he and the band continued to play until the very end. None of the band members survived the sinking. One survivor claimed to have seen Hartley and his band standing on the boat deck near the entrance to the grand staircase, near the base of the second funnel. He went on to say that he saw three of them washed off while the other five held on to the railing on top the Grand Staircase's deckhouse, only to be dragged down with the bow, as Hartley exclaimed, "Gentlemen, I bid you farewell." A newspaper at the time reported "the part played by the orchestra on board the Titanic in her last dreadful moments will rank among the noblest in the annals of heroism at sea." Hartley's body was recovered by the Mackay–Bennett almost two weeks after the sinking and several press reports confirmed that Wallace was found "fully dressed with his music case strapped to his body". He was transferred to the Arabic and returned to England. Wallace's father, Albion, met the ship at Liverpool and brought his son back to his home town of Colne, Lancashire. The funeral took place on 18th May 1912. One thousand people attended his funeral, while an estimated 30,000 - 40,000 lined the route of his funeral procession. Hartley is buried in the Keighley Road cemetery, Colne, where a 10 feet (3.0 m) high headstone containing a carved violin at its base was erected in his honour. (Wikipedia).

A monument / memorial to the coal-mining industry which was once widespread in this area. Photographed in Thompson Park, Burnley, in the North-West of England. The Lancashire Coalfield in North West England was one of the most important British coalfields. It's seams were formed from the vegetation of tropical swampy forests in the Carboniferous period over 300 million years ago. The Romans may have been the first to use coal in Lancashire and it's shallow seams and outcrops were exploited on a small scale from the Middle Ages and extensively after the start of the Industrial Revolution. The coalfield was at the forefront of innovation in coal mining prompting the country's first canals, the use of steam engines and creating conditions favourable for rapid industrialisation. The pits on the coalfield were at their most productive in 1907 when more than 26 million tons of coal were produced. By 1967 just 21 collieries remained. Parkside Colliery in Newton-le-Willows, the last deep mine to be sunk on the coalfield, was closed in 1993. (Wikipedia). Camera: Sony RX100 Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

A monument photographed near the village of Roughlee in the district of Pendle, North-West England, erected recently to mark the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War. Photographed with a Sony RX100 camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Memorial to the men of Accrington, UK, who were lost in WW1. Photographed in Oak Hill park.

Memorial to Wallace Hartley, the bandmaster on the RMS Titanic. He was a native of Colne and is buried at the nearby Keighley Road cemetery. Camera: Panasonic TZ10.

Alice Nutter was one of the accused "Pendle Witches" executed at Lancaster with nine others in 1612. This statue depicting Alice climbing the gallows steps was commissioned to mark the 400th anniversary of the witch trials. Camera: Nikon D300s. Lens: Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 More information here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendle_witches