Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
South Ribble
Town
Lostock Hall
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
42669

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Current location

Watkin Lane
Lostock Hall
South Ribble
Lancashire
PR5 5HB
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 54813 25279
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • METHODIST CHAPEL
    Watkin La
    Lostock Hall
    South Ribble
    Lancashire
    PR5 5HB
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SD 54813 25279
    Denomination: Methodist
Description
A square section obelisk in three vertical sections; the lower with columnar corners; a plain block with buttressed corners and atop, a pitched four part gable 'roof'. The main inscription and names of the fallen on the front face, those served on the faces to right and left. A commemorative plaque has been erected on the site with a copy of inscription and names. The church was latterly known as Lostock Hall Methodist Church.
Inscription
Front face: TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ IN GRATEFUL/ REMEMBRANCE/ OF THOSE WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names) Right face: THOSE WHO SERVED/ (Names) Left face: THOSE WHO SERVED/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abram, Hugh
Bannister, William
Baxter, William
Beatson, John
Bidwell, John
Borwich, William
Bradley, James
Bullen, Harry
Burrows, Arthur
Burrows, Charles
See details for all 79 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 79
    Served and returned: 68
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: depth 750 MM, height 2600 MM, width 750 MM
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
History
1998/99: ALTERATIONS MADE TO ENTRANCE OF CHURCH TO ALLOW EASIER DISABLED ACCESS. MEMORIAL MOVED FROM CENTRE OF FORECOURT TO NORTH EAST CORNER. 2013- Plans approved to turn the church into a storage building
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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