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The Cenotaph
 Edwin Lutyens was the
designer of the Cenotaph in Whitehall in London.
It was completed in time for the Allied Victory Parade
in 1919. A number of similar memorial structures
were created Lutyens around the country including this
one that stands in St. Peter's Square in
Manchester. Built of portland stone it is topped
by a sculpture of the unknown soldier draped in his
greatcoat.
   Nearby are other
memorials to: - "Our Fallen Comrades - by the British
Legion Manchester" - The Korean War - "Our Italian
Comrades 1915 - 1918" and "To the honour and memory of
Mancunians who have given their lives in other conflicts
since 1945"
 In 2014 the Cenotaph and associated monuments were dismantled and moved to a new setting beside the Town Hall on the site of the former Peace Garden.      |
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