Memorial details

Memorial type
Clock or clock tower
District
Wigan
Town
Poolstock
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
MESSRS J B JOYCE & CO LTD (Manufacturer)
MARTINS OF CHELTENHAM (Manufacturer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 17th April 1920
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Dedicated
    Date: 17th April 1920
    Attended by: Bishop of Liverpool
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
45382

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Current location

The tablet is the first of three on the North wall of the church
ST JAMES WITH ST THOMAS CHURCH
Pool St
Poolstock
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN3 5EZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 57806 04537
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A clock with four faces set in the church tower, with an associated white marble tablet set on the North wall of the church. In the top left-hand corner a gold-painted carved Latin cross sits beside the carved Dedication. Across the remainder of the upper section of the tablet is a furled flag bearing the laurel wreath of victory, which is held out by a winged angel whose figure extends down the right-hand side of the tablet. The carving is in half-relief, and the incised lettering is painted black. The plaque below is cast bronze, with the lettering in relief.
Inscription
TABLET: ALL HONOUR GIVE TO/ THOSE WHO, NOBLY/ STRIVING, NOBLY FELL/ THAT WE MIGHT LIVE/ (NAMES)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" PLAQUE: THIS TABLET AND THE CLOCK IN THE CHURCH/ TOWER WERE ERECTED BY PARISHIONERS AND/ FRIENDS IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE/ MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE/ OF THEIR KING AND COUNTRY DURING THE GREAT WAR A. D. 1914 - 1919/ "LAUS DEO"/ (NAMES OF CHURCH OFFICIALS)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adcock, James
Ainsworth, John
Appleby, Sydney
Appleby, William
Ascroft, Henry
Balderson, John Y
Bamber, William
Banks, John
Barker, Joseph
Barlow, Robert
See details for all 123 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 246
    Served and returned: 123
    Died: 123
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: forename
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Clock
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
History
August 2020: The clock mechanism was repaired and the light fittings were replaced so that it is now illuminated at night again. Work carried out by Alex Fishburn.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Parochial Church Council
Reference
  • Wigan Observer, 17/12/1918: Report of a Church meeting to discuss a possible memorial; formation of a committee to consider the proposals put forward: provision of a clock in the tower; two windows in the nave; an east window; stone cross in the grounds - all of which would include a marble tablet in the church bearing the names of the fallen.
  • Wigan Observer, 19/04/1920 and 24/04/1920: Reports with photographs of the dedication of the tablet and tower clock.
  • Wigan Observer, 09/08/1919: Report of the Liverpool Diocesan Consistory Court - to permit a marble tablet to soldiers and sailors.
  • Wigan Observer, 17/06/1919: Report of the Liverpool Diocesan Consistory Court to permit erection in the tower of a clock as the parish war memorial.
  • Wigan Observer, 10/05/1919: Report that the appeal had reached £350
  • Wigan Observer, 05/04/1919: Report of decision to install a four-faced clock in the tower as the Memorial, and that fundraising towards the £700 cost had already begun.

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