Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Manchester
- Town
- Higher Openshaw
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 45353
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Current location
Congregational Church
Lees Street
Higher Openshaw
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M11 1WH
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 88928 97262
Denomination: Congregational
- Description
- Plain BRONZE PLAQUE with a wreath IN RELIEF AT TOP.
- Inscription
- PRO DEO/ PRO PATRIA/ LEES ST. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH/ ERECTED/ IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION/ AND APPRECIATION OF/ THOSE BELONGING TO THIS/ CHURCH AND SCHOOL/ WHO SERVED IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-18/ ALSO WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ "THE MEN WERE VERY GOOD TO US/ AND WE WERE NOT HURT... THEY WERE A/ WALL UNTO US BY BOTH NIGHT AND DAY
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height C 650 MM, width C 450 MM
Materials: Bronze
- Plaque
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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