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Pots and Pans War Memorial

Pots and Pans War Memorial

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Pots and Pans War Memorial

Name: Pots and Pans War Memorial
Rating: 2

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Location: Saddleworth, Oldham, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Pots and Pans Stone loop via Alderman's Hill — Peak District National Park

3.85km

01:17

180m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Dovestone Reservoir – Pots and Pans War Memorial loop from Greenfield

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02:58

310m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Pots and Pans Obelisk – Broadstone Trig Point loop from Uppermill

10.0km

02:59

290m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Ian Delve

March 11, 2022

The memorial obelisk is located on top of Alderman's Hill (also known as Pots and Pans Hill). The memorial is Grade II listed - There are multiple bronze plaques on all four sides to the separate villages of Saddleworth. The Obelisk is set in open moorland on the top of the Pennines overlooking the valleys and villages below. Foundation stone laid 19/05/1923 by Mrs G.A.Schofield. The Architect was G.B.Howcroft.

The name Pots and Pans is used to refer to the obelisk situated nearby at the top of the hill above Uppermill and Greenfield. This cenotaph was erected (not without controversy) in 1923 to honour the 259 people from the villages of Saddleworth who died during the first world war and was located here specifically to be visible from those villages. Each year on Remembrance Sunday (the second Sunday in November) the communities of Saddleworth climb the hill to take part in the remembrance service conducted at the war memorial to commemorate those who died during the two world war

Sue Robinson

December 30, 2024

lovely place to sit and think

JakobusPilger

June 6, 2025

These monuments, which carry the memory of the victims of war from one generation to the next, are most commonly found in towns and villages, often near churches or other central locations. A "war memorial" located in the open countryside, as here, is comparatively rare. Regardless of nationality or language, however, it is always a testimony to the horrors of war and tyranny—still significant and relevant even so many decades later. They all therefore serve two essential functions:
-1- To commemorate and remember the victims
-2- To remind us of the need to maintain peace

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Pots and Pans War Memorial

1. Pots and Pans Stone loop via Alderman's Hill — Peak District National Park

2. Dovestone Reservoir – Pots and Pans War Memorial loop from Greenfield

3. Pots and Pans Obelisk – Broadstone Trig Point loop from Uppermill

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