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Memorial details

Memorial type
Gate
District
Calderdale
Town
Shelf, Halifax
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2732

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Current location

Inside the chapel.
Bethel Chapel
Chapel Lane
Shelf
Halifax
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
HX3 7QY
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 12766 28917
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
Wrought iron gate through wall with associated bronze plaque on wooden board.
Inscription
THIS GATE IS DEDICATED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ THOSE MEMBERS OF BETHEL/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING/ THE 1939-1945 WAR
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 250mm, width 460mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Gates
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wrought Iron
Listing information
Condition
History
Due to risk of vandalism, plaque removed from gate and taken inside chapel (1985).
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 302

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