Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Triptych
- District
- Manchester
- Town
- Gorton
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 25707
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Current location
St James' Church
Wellington Street
Gorton
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M18 8HF
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 88612 96448
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Triptych with doors and oil painting. Ornate top of central panel, below which is carved St George and the dragon. In the lower centre is a knight in armour, wounded, on horseback, being carried by dogs, in a semi-rustic landscape. Carved olive branches on outside of door.
- Inscription
- Central Panel above the painting-SACRED TO THE MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS CHURCH/ AND PARISH WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR Central Panel below the painting-INTO THY HANDS O LORD./ OUR GLORIOUS DEAD/ THEY DIED IN FAITH./ 1914 1918 In the frame below the epitaph- CHARITY PRUDENCE TEMPERANCE FORTITUDE Side Panels-[names]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Appleton, Thomas William
Ascough, Tom Frederick
Baldwin, Stanley
Barber, Ralph
Bates, Frederick
Batey, John Percy
Bayliss, Frederick Norman
Bearder, Alfred
Belcher, Arthur
Bennett, Clifton
See details for all 120 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 120
Served and returned: 0
Died: 120
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height 1600mm, width 1800mm
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Board
- 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
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