Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Macclesfield
Town
Macclesfield
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
MESSRS BAXENDALE & CO.LTD (Founder / Foundry)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
12988

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Current location

CHRISTCHURCH (REDUNDANT)
Waterloo St West
Macclesfield
Macclesfield
Cheshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 910 730
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
APPLIED LAUREL LEAVES FRAME NAMES. CARVED ROSE AT BASE. RED ENAMEL CROSS ABOVE NAMES.
Inscription
1914 1919/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE GALLANT MEN/ CONNECTED WITH THIS CHURCH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR FOR THE/ LIBERTY OF MANKIND/ (NAMES)/ THIS TABLET WAS/ ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS/ OF THE CONGREGATION/ GREATER LOVE HATH/ NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Albinson, W
Barber, G
Brown, H
Buckley, J F
Carter, F
Chesworth, W E K
Clegg, J
Cockayne, D P
Eaton, A R
Finny, A V
See details for all 24 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 24
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 24
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 1300MM, width 500MM
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
CHURCH HERITAGE FUND

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