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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Composite
- District
- Stockport
- Town
- Stockport
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 45107
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Current location
St Matthew's Church
Grenville Street
Edgeley
Stockport
Stockport
Greater Manchester
SK3 9EE
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 88830 89562
Denomination: Church of England
- Previous locations
- At the end of St Augustine Street
St Augustine of Hippo Church
St Augustine Street
Cheadle Heath
Stockport
Greater Manchester
SK3 0JN
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 87830 89563
Denomination: Church of England
- At the end of St Augustine Street
- Description
- Stained glass window and arched wooden wooden board, the latter bearing names and inscription. Window of five lights, the central depicting the Crucifixion, surrounded by those depicting scenes from Christ's life.
- Inscription
- (Board): THE EAST WINDOW AND THIS TABLET WERE ERECTED/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SERVED AND/ THE FOLLOWING WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names) (At base of Window): TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN THANKFUL MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Acton, W
Acton, W
Albert, J
Allsop, A
Allsop, W
Ashton, J
Ashton, S
Ashworth, J
Barber, S
Bentley, G G
See details for all 81 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 81
Served and returned: 81
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Window
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stained Glass
- Board
- 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
- St Augustine of Hippo Church
- WMO ID: 219949
- Condition: Good [last updated on 07-09-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 2000: Horiztonal crack along front of memorial
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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