Nicholson War Memorial
| Nicholson War Memorial | |
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Interactive map of the Nicholson War Memorial area | |
| General information | |
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| Location | Sparrow Park, Leek, England |
| Coordinates | 53°06′20″N 2°01′15″W / 53.10562°N 2.02076°W |
| Inaugurated | 20 August 1925 |
| Renovated | 2010–2012 |
| Height | |
| Height | 90 feet (27 m) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Thomas Worthington & Sons |
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| Designations | Grade II listed |
| Renovating team | |
| Renovating firm | Prestec Ltd. |
| Website | |
| nicholsonmemorial | |
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The Nicholson War Memorial in Leek, Staffordshire, England is a 1925 war memorial. It was commissioned by local manufacturer Sir Arthur Nicholson and his wife Lady Marianne, née Falkner, in memory of their son Lieutenant Basil Lee Nicholson, who was killed in action at Ypres, Belgium, in 1915, at the age of 24; and in memory of all the other local men who died fighting in World War I. It now has plaques commemorating and naming 535 Leek and district men and women who died during World War I and World War II.
It is one of the tallest war memorials in the country at 90 feet (27 m) and was restored in 2010–2012.