Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wigan
Town
Westleigh
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 24/07/1920
    Attended by: WH Hewlett, Managing Director, Rev. T Billington, Joseph Parkinson JP
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
45421

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Current location

In the Porch
St Pauls Church
West Leigh La
Westleigh
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN7 5NN
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 65123 02166
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations
  • Priestner's Pit
    Westleigh
    Wigan
    Greater Manchester
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Bronze plaque with a raised oak leaf and acorn pattern border. A Tudor rose lies each side of the title scroll above the raised inscription. The Wigan Coal and Iron Company had Plaques of similar design installed at their 19 pits and works. Additonal plaque below WMR 78496 also refers.
Inscription
In Memoriam/ The Names here Recorded are of/ Those Men who Worked Here/ and Who Gave Their Lives for/ Their Country in the Great War/ August 1914 to November 1918/ as well as the Names of Those/ who Obtained Military Distinctions/ in the War 1. Priestners Pit/ Killed/ (Names)/ Honours/ (Name) / 2. Priestners Pit/ Killed/ (Names)/ Honours/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alty, Lewis
Anderton, E
Atherton, J
Atkinson, E
Barker, Elias
Blear, S
Bowker, J
Burke, James
Carroll, J
Clarke, W
See details for all 47 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 47
    Served and returned: 6
    Died: 41
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Forename or Initials, Surname, Honours
    Order of information: Forename or Initials, Surname, Honours
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 1050MM, width 750MM
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Details: Wigan Coal and Iron Company Ltd.
Responsibility
The Parochial Church Council
Reference
  • Report of the unveiling of the Westhoughton plaques by Company Officials, local Clergy, and local Councillors in the Wigan Observer for 29th July 1920

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