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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Bolton
- Town
- Farnworth
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: January 1921
Attended by: UNKNOWN
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 18375
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Current location
Trinity Methodist Church
Market Street
Farnworth
Bolton
Greater Manchester
BL4 8EX
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 74141 05701
Denomination: Methodist
- Previous locations
- Farnworth Congregational Church
Market Street
Farnworth
Bolton
Greater Manchester
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Congregational
- Farnworth Congregational Church
- Description
- Octagonal (eight-sided) stone pillar surmounted by a Latin cross. The pillar is on a plinth and two-steps base, all of which are octagonal.
- Inscription
- (6 O'Clock face) IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY (12 O'Clock face) 1914 - 1918 (Names) (3 and 9 O'Clock faces) 1939-1945 (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Almond, W E
Ashton, J O
Berry, F
Bradbury, H
Brown, J
Brown, W H
Bullough, C
Eckersley, R S
Greenhalgh, F
Hoyle, F
See details for all 17 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 14
Served and returned: 0
Died: 14
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Pillar
Measurements: height C 3000MM
Materials: Stone - Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Plinth
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Pillar
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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