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This bronze commemorative plaque records: Failsworth Pole. On this site, the centre of local life and reputed from time immemorial to be the site of a maypole. was erected a new pole with the following inscription " This our loyal standard of Failsworth was erected on the 1st of January 1793, to the King, Church & present glorious constitution". The second pole was erected on the 24th August 1850 and a third pole erected on the 24th August 1889. The fourth pole was erected and unveiled on the 24th August 1923, but was destroyed in a gale on Easter Monday the 10th April 1950.

Failsworth Pole served as a central gathering point for the community of Failsworth, historically significant for its role in local celebrations and as a symbol of loyalty to the monarchy and established order. The repeated erection of the pole reflects the enduring importance of communal traditions and symbols in maintaining local identity and unity.

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