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The Manchester Cenotaph in St Peter's Square, Manchester, England, was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Built in Portland stone, it was erected in 1924 as a memorial to those who lost their lives in the First World War. It is a Grade II * listed building. ==History== Proposals for a war memorial to commemorate Manchester's fallen soldiers began soon after the end of the First World War in 1918 and the Manchester War Memorial Committee was established to undertake the necessary planning.〔 The cenotaph's foundation stone was laid in November 1923.〔 The memorial was unveiled on 14 July 1924 by Lord Derby and Mrs Bingle who had lost three sons in the war. The memorial was unveiled in front of a large crowd and guard of honour from the Manchester Regiment and ex-sevicemen. The service was led by the Dean of Manchester, Rev J. G. McCormick and the Baptist minister Rev E. J. Roberts. Mrs Bingle represented "the mothers and wives of Manchester who had made sacrifices greater than life itself". She wore the eight medals won by her three dead sons, Sergeant Ernest Bingle aged 34 and Gunner Charles Bingle aged 27 of the Royal Garrison Artillery and Corporal Nelson Bingle aged 21 of the Royal Engineers. Lord Derby remarked that the memorial was not only a tribute to the dead but a warning as to the cost of war.〔 In 1949 the dates for World War II were added and the surrounding area was made into a garden of remembrance.〔 The cenotaph was designated a Grade II * listed building on 3 September 1974.〔 In March 2011 Manchester City Council began a consultation on moving the cenotaph to an alternative site in St Peter's Square to allow for the expansion of the Metrolink.〔 The plans had a mixed reception as some objections were made by the public but there was support from veterans, church and heritage groups. The relocation was approved in 2012, and in January 2014 the cenotaph was dismantled and put in storage before it was cleaned and restored.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Manchester Cenotaph」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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