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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Manchester
Town
Manchester
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16075

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Current location

IN STORAGE
OVERSEAS HOUSE
Crown Square
Manchester
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M60 3BB
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 830 980
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • CUMBERLAND HOUSE
    Deansgate
    Manchester
    Manchester
    Greater Manchester
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
SHAPED BOARD WITH THREE ATTACHED NAME PLAQUES INSCRIPTION FRAMED BY TWO HEROIC HEADS. MOUNT WAS ONCE CROWNED BY A WREATHED CITY ARMS
Inscription
THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED AS A TRIBUTE OF / AFFECTION AND GRATITUDE BY THE PAST AND / PRESENT SCHOLARS OF THE BLACKLEY MUNICIPAL / AND WESLEYAN DAY SCHOOLS TO THE GLORIOUS / AND UNDYING MEMORY OF THEIR HEROIC / SCHOOLFELLOWS WHO MADE THE SUPREME / SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alexander
Balding, Alfred J
Brown, James L
Brown, Samuel
Brownjohn, Lewis G
Buerdsall, Arthur
Butterworth, Frank
Chadwick, Walter
Clenworth, William
Collinge, Arthur
See details for all 58 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 58
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 58
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,decorations
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: height 1540MM, width 1000MM
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
History
C 1990'S: MEMORIAL WAS ON DISPLAY IN THE RECEPTION AREA BUT FOLLOWING AN ATTEMPT TO STEAL IT, IT WAS REMOVED AND PLACED IN STORAGE. PRESUMABLY THIS WAS WHEN THE RELIEF OF THE SOLDIER AND THE CITY ARMS WENT MISSING
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL

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