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Iron Bridge War Memorial

Iron Bridge War Memorial

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Iron Bridge War Memorial

Name: Iron Bridge War Memorial
Rating: 2

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Ironbridge Gorge WHS

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Location: The Gorge, Telford and Wrekin, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

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1. Iron Bridge War Memorial – Coalport Bridge loop from Sutton Hill

12.2km

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210m

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2. Coalport Bridge – Iron Bridge War Memorial loop from Ironbridge

9.00km

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3. Iron Bridge War Memorial – Bedlam Furnaces loop from Ironbridge

4.97km

01:18

40m

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

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JakobusPilger

June 3, 2024

As a memorial to the many dead, such memorials – usually called “war memorials” in English – are still very important today. “Now, Lord, you let your servant depart in peace, as you have said...” says the so-called “Hymn of Simeon” (Luke’s Gospel, Chapter 2, Verse 29). However, the people commemorated here did not depart in peace, but became victims of war and tyranny. This is why the term “dead soldiers’ memorial” is now sometimes used in German instead of the previously most common “war memorial”.

However, such a war memorial, which one encounters so often on the road, regardless of nationality, language and name, is always a testimony to the horror of war and tyranny – still significant and current today. They all have two essential functions, and this is renewed for each generation:

-1- Commemorate and remember the victims

-2- Remind people to keep the peace

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Manny & Daisy

February 19, 2024

War memorial to remember and honour the fallen. Lest we forget.

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Location: The Gorge, Telford and Wrekin, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

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Iron Bridge War Memorial

1. Iron Bridge War Memorial – Coalport Bridge loop from Sutton Hill

2. Coalport Bridge – Iron Bridge War Memorial loop from Ironbridge

3. Iron Bridge War Memorial – Bedlam Furnaces loop from Ironbridge

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