Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
District
Wigan
Town
Ince in Makerfield
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 09/07/1921
    Attended by: Dr Chavasse, Bishop of Liverpool, Sir JS Harmood-Banner, Mrs Minshull Ford, Major Houghton, Messrs. HS Woodcock Jp, CW Eames JP, H Carruthers, Revd. S Bryson (Vicar), and other clergy, local Councillors, employees of Pearson & Knowles
  • Rededicated
    Date: November 2002
    Attended by: Revd. David Long, local Councillors
  • Unveiled
    Date: 09/07/1921
    Attended by: Dr Chavasse, Bishop of Liverpool, Sir JS Harmood-Banner, Mrs Minshull Ford, Major Houghton, Messrs. HS Woodcock Jp, CW Eames JP, H Carruthers, Revd. S Bryson (Vicar), and other clergy, local Councillors, employees of Pearson & Knowles
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
27485

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Current location

South transept
Christ Church
Junction of Ince Green Lane and Church Street
Ince in Makerfield
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN3 4RJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 59565 04838
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • St Mary's (new) Church
    Warrington Road
    Ince-in-Makerfield
    Wigan
    Greater Manchester
    WN3 4NH
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SD 59170 04254
    Denomination: Church of England
  • St Mary's (old) Church
    Warrington Road
    Ince-in-Makerfield
    Wigan
    Greater Manchester
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SD 580 050
    Denomination: Church of England
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Description
The Reredos is lost. It was disposed of when the original church was demolished in 1978. It was described as an ornate painted and gilded Reredos, with figures of Our Lady and St John beside the crucified Christ at its centre. The central lower panel contained an inscription which recorded that it was the War Memorial. There were two associated wooden plaques - one for the Parishioners (recorded here), and one for the son and daughter of a benefactor of the church (WMR 27486). The frame of the latter was re-used as the frame for a replacement WW2 Memorial (WMR 75203) during a major refurbishment of the new church in 2002. Each stated that the Reredos was erected in memory of those commemorated on each board. The plaques, mounted on oak backboards, have elaborate painted frames with gilded roses in relief at intervals and scrolled corners. The inscriptions are painted, mainly in black, with some rubricated initials in the dedication, and a rubricated text along the bottom. There are symbols for St Mary beside the title lines with a floral frieze running between them. Flowers divide the four columns of names.
Inscription
On the reredos: Side panels: Greater love hath/ no man than this/ that a man lay down/ his life for his friends Central panel: Pro Deo . Pro Patria/ To the Glory of God/ and in proud and grateful/ memory of those from this/ Parish who laid down their/ lives in the Great War 1914-8/ This Reredos is erected by/ the Parishioners and Friends On the accompanying larger plaque: 1914/ The Reredos in the Chancel/ was erected in loving memory/ of/ 1919/ (Names)/ Their names shall be held in everlasting remembrance
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ackers, G K
Acton, C
Acton, S
Anderton, W T
Aspinall, D
Aspinall, E
Austin, J
Bagnall, J
Bailey, T
Banks, C
See details for all 125 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 125
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 125
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials, award
    Order of information: Surname, initials, award
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: depth 50MM, height 800MM, width 1500MM
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Undefined
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
The Parochial Church Council for Wigan
Reference
  • Wigan Observer, 27/01/1920: Report of theLiverpool Diocesan Consistory Court - to permit reredos featuring Christ in Majesty on the Cross, with St Mary and St John on either side, but advised that the panels bearing the names, which had been proposed to be set either side of the reredos, should be placed elsewhere, to avoid distracting communicants.
  • Wigan Observer, 14/07/1921: Report of the unveiling and dedication of the memorials, with descriptions of them, and lists of those named on them.

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