ⓘWhat do the D1–D5 confidence tiers mean?›
- D1A single attributed public source (museum, council, Historic England, CWGC, mapping data).
- D2Two or more independent public sources corroborate the same facts.
- D3A named coordinator or local reviewer has confirmed the public-source account.
- D4A named observer has personally visited and documented the site — photographs, inscriptions, condition.
- D5An archive or institution has provided written documentation supporting the entry.
A higher tier means more corroborating evidence, not automatic historical certainty. The Discovery layer does not replace archival verification.
The principal civic war memorial of Liverpool, standing on St George's Plateau in front of St George's Hall, facing Lime Street.
Per Historic England (listing 1073463), Imperial War Museums (Memorials register 1283), and University of Liverpool records: the cenotaph was designed by Lionel Budden with bronze relief panels by Herbert Tyson Smith, constructed 1927–1930, and unveiled on Armistice Day, 11 November 1930, by the 17th Earl of Derby before a crowd of approximately 80,000.
It consists of a rectangular block of Stancliffe stone on a Yorkshire Silex platform, with bronze relief panels on both long sides. Originally Grade II, it was raised to Grade I listed status by Historic England in 2013.
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What this page does not claim
- Verbatim text of dedicatory inscriptions — requires first-hand field observation (D4).
- Section-by-section description of the bronze relief panels — field-pass only.
- Names of individuals inscribed — those belong on Layer B archival surfaces.
- Endorsement by any named organisation; sources cited for documentary research only.
Sources
- AImperial War Museums — Imperial War Museums — Memorials register 1283
- AHistoric England — Historic England — listing 1073463archived ↗
- BUniversity of Liverpool — University of Liverpool News (2014)archived ↗
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