Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Rochdale
- Town
- Heywood
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 44948
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Current location
All Souls Church
Rochdale Road East
Heywood
Rochdale
Greater Manchester
OL10 1QU
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 86647 11015
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Granite Celtic cross on tapered plinth and 2 stage base. The WW1 names are on the plinth and the WW2 names are on the top base.
- Inscription
- On Plinth front face-ALL SOULS' PARISH/ TO THE MEMORY OF ALL THOSE OF/ THIS CHURCH AND PARISH WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918 On plinth other 3 faces-[names] On top base front face-ALSO IN EVER GRATEFUL MEMORY/OF THE FOLLOWING WHO GAVE THEIR/LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/1939-1945 On top base 1 other face-[names]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Alston, Harvey
Ashton, John
Ashton, John E
Ashworth, William
Babut, Harry
Bampton, Tom
Barker, Percy
Barratt, Edward
Bleakley, Norman
Bleakley, Thomas
See details for all 78 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 67
Served and returned: 0
Died: 67
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 11
Served and returned: 0
Died: 11
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname.
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Plinth
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite
- Cross
- 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
- Heywood All Souls Parishioners WWI
- WMO ID: 244418
- Condition: Good [last updated on 21-10-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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