Hoylake and West Kirby War Memorial, West Kirby

Name: Hoylake and West Kirby War Memorial
Address: West Kirby, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in West Kirby

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Hoylake and West Kirby War Memorial, West Kirby

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The Hoylake and West Kirby War Memorial is a 14.5-metre-high, granite four-sided obelisk which stands on Grange Hill, West Kirby, Merseyside. It was designed by British sculptor Charles Sargeant Jagger, who also designed the Royal Artillery Memorial at Hyde Park Corner in London. It commemorates the men and women of West Kirby and Hoylake who gave their lives in World Wars I and II. ()

Unveiled: 16 December 1922Coordinates: 53°22'31"N, 3°10'32"W

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Hoylake and West Kirby War Memorial – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Coronation Gardens, St Bridget's Church, St Andrew's Church, St Hildeburgh's Church.

0.7 miSW
Park
Coronation Gardens, West Kirby
18 min walk • Coronation Gardens is a small public park in the coastal town of West Kirby, on the north-west corner of the Wirral Peninsula. The park was built to commemorate the coronation of George VI and was restored during 2006–7.
0.5 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic architecture
St Bridget's Church, West Kirby
12 min walk • St Bridget's Church is in the town of West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Wirral North.
0.4 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic architecture
St Andrew's Church, West Kirby
11 min walk • St Andrew's Church is in Meols Drive, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the deanery of Wirral North. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
1.1 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic architecture
St Hildeburgh's Church, Hoylake
29 min walk • St Hildeburgh's Parish Church is in Stanley Road, Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Wirral, North, the archdeaconry of Chester and the diocese of Chester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
1.1 miS
Park
Caldy Hill, West Kirby
28 min walk • Caldy Hill is an area of heath and woodland on a sandstone outcrop on the Wirral Peninsula. The land was bought by Hoylake District Council between 1897 and 1974. The village of Caldy is nearby.
1.3 miS
Gothic architecture, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of the Resurrection and All Saints, Greasby
33 min walk • The Church of the Resurrection and All Saints is in the village of Caldy, Wirral, Merseyside, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
1 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic architecture
Congregational Church, Hoylake
27 min walk • The Congregational Church is in Station Road, Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
0.4 miSW
Park
Ashton Park, West Kirby
10 min walk • Ashton Park is located in West Kirby, Wirral. The park is bisected by the Wirral Way forming an upper and lower park. Facilities at the park include a lake, playground and café with toilets in the lower park and tennis courts, a basketball court and a football pitch in the upper park.

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Which popular attractions are close to Hoylake and West Kirby War Memorial?

Nearby attractions include Ashton Park, West Kirby (10 min walk), St Andrew's Church, West Kirby (11 min walk), St Bridget's Church, West Kirby (12 min walk), Coronation Gardens, West Kirby (18 min walk).