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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Hall / Institute
- District
- Macclesfield
- Town
- Macclesfield
- County
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Opened
Date: 18 August 1919
Attended by: J R Rencer MP
- Opened
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 12976
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Current location
ROADSIDE
LEFT OF CHURCH GROUNDS
ST PETERS MEMORIAL HALL
Windmill St
Macclesfield
Macclesfield
Cheshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 910 730
Denomination: Church of England
- Previous locations
- ST PETERS MEMORIAL HALL
Windmill St
Macclesfield
Macclesfield
Cheshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 910 730
Denomination: Undefined
- ST PETERS MEMORIAL HALL
- Description
- ONE STOREY BRICK BUILDING WITH STONE FACING. INSCRIPTION CARVED ON PEDIMENT OVER WINDOWS. NAMES ON PLAQUE INSIDE PEDIMENT DECORATED WITH WREATH AND BRANCH. MOUNT OF PLAQUE DECORATED PILLASTRES, ROYAL CROWN AND FASCES, AND SYMBOL OF ST PETER (INVERTED CROSS WITH KEYS)
- Inscription
- ST PETER'S/ WAR MEMORIAL/ HALL ST PETER'S/ CHURCH/ MACCLESFIELD/ 1914 - 1919/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bailey, A
Bailey, A
Bailey, J
Bailey, J
Barlow, J H
Belfield, J
Belfield, W
Birtles, J
Booth, A
Bradley, E
See details for all 75 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 15
Served and returned: 0
Died: 15
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: Undefined - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 60
Served and returned: 0
Died: 60
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brick - Plaque
Measurements: height 1700mm, width 13500mm
Materials: Bronze
- Memorial
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- History
- 2005: FOLLOWING THEIR REMOVAL FROM THE MEMORIAL HALL, THE PLAQUES ARE CURRENTLY IN STORAGE IN THE CHURCH AND WILL BE RE-ERECTED ONCE SOME REORDERING WORK HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT.
- Costs
Memorial: £2000
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Responsibility
- Church Authorities
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