Memorial details

Memorial type
Cenotaph
District
Tameside
Town
Hyde
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 17th Oct 1920
    Attended by: Mr C H Brogden, Club President
Lost
Lost
WM Reference
3263

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Previous locations
  • Boathouse at Captain Clarke's Bridge (Bridge 7)
    on the Lower Peak Forest Canal
    Woodend Lane
    Hyde
    Tameside
    Greater Manchester
    SK14 1DU
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SJ 94319 94303
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
WW1 memorial described as 'a small cenotaph with a spire' (essentially an obelisk). A bottle containing the names of the dead was placed in a cavity within the memorial. The WW2 memorial was a tablet.
Inscription
(WW1 MEMORIAL): Towpath Side-ERECTED BY ST GEORGE'S SUNDAY SCHOOL ROWING CLUB Road Side-"BY THE FLAG THEY BATTLED FOR SO LONG, BY THE FAME THEY SUFFERED SO TO SAVE. HONOUR BE AND PRAISE TO THE GALLANT AND THE STRONG. HONOUR THE BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE" Boathouse Side IN REMEMBRANCE AND DEEP GRATITUDE TO THEIR CHUMS WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR 1914-1919 Opposite Side to Towpath-[names] (WW2 TABLET 1): THIS LAND WAS GIVEN/BY/MR AND MRS N WARBURTON/AS A MEMORIAL TO THEIR SON/HARRY HURST WARBURTON/KILLED IN ITALY/FEBRUARY 23RD 1946/WHILST ON ACTIVE SERVICE/WITH H.M.FORCES (WW2 TABLET 2): ALSO TO THOSE WHO FELL/IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/1939-1945/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bancroft, H W
Metcalfe, Thomas H
Nash, Rh
Plant, F
Robinson, Arthur
Warburton, Harry Hurst
Whitehead, W
Wilson, William
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank, initials of forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
History
In 1967 the Rowing Club building was repaired . The war memorial was in a ruinous state, with the four corner pillars broken off and the central column flaking. Offering was made by the Peak Forest Canal Society to repair and maintain the memorial, but the church decided to have it removed. The bottle with the names was found and returned to the church. It was broken and the paper was much affected by damp, but still legible. The stone tablets were locked in the boiler room in the lower storey of the building. The building was later burned by vandals and is believed that was when the stones ended up into the canal.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference

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