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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Bolton
Town
Kearsley
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: July 1921
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
18381

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Current location

St Stephen's Church
Manchester Road
Kearsley
Bolton
Greater Manchester
BL4 8QL
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 75479 04674
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Three light stained glass windows with figures in each. Inscription at the base of the windows and names on stone tablet below it. The bottom part of the middle light shows men receiving communion and the bottom part of the right-hand side light depicts relatives praying for those at the front. The top parts of the windows include three saints, and smaller lights above the three windows depict angels and the crown of glory.
Inscription
WINDOW: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FIGHTING FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 TABLET: THESE ARE THE/NAMES OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ashton, Harold
Ashurst, Arthur
Barwise, Ralph
Battersby, Walter
Battersby, William
Berry, David R
Brannan, Thomas
Byron, James
Conroy, Ernest
Coope, A Reginald
See details for all 55 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 55
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 55
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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