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Memorial details

Memorial type
Chapel: Dedicated within church building
District
Blackburn
Town
Blackburn
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
R Basnett Preston (Architect)
R MARTIN OF MANCHESTER (Architect)
Marshall and Dent (Builder)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 30 June 1921
    Attended by: Colonel F Dixon DSO CMG
  • Dedicated
    Date: 30 June 1921
    Attended by: Revd Gordon Coe, Vicar
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Lost
Lost
WM Reference
54834

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Previous locations
  • St Matthew's Church
    Cambridge Street
    Blackburn
    Blackburn
    Lancashire
    BB1
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SD 689 277
    Denomination: Church of England
Description
The War Memorial at this church was a Memorial Chapel with screen and a marble tablet with the names of the 135 men who lost their lives in the Great War. The screen, panelling, and doors were of Oak which was taken from a captured German cargo ship in 1915. The Screen consisted of an entrance, four three-light open windows, with a blank panel at either end. On the cornice were sixteen oak shields, eight on each side. The eight shields on the outside were inscribed with the names and emblems of the battlefields of Belgium, France, Gallipoli, Salonika, Egypt, Palestine, Mesopotamia, and the "Mighty Deep". The eight shields on the inside were inscribed with the badges of The King's Royal Rifle Corps, Northumberland Fusiliers, East Lancashires, Royal Artillery, Loyal North Lancashires, Lancashire Fusiliers, The King's Own and The Royal Navy. The painting of the shields etc., were carried out by students of the Technical College. A tablet of white marble in a large oak frame was inscribed with the dedication and names
Inscription
To The Glory Of God This Tablet Is Dedicated In Beloved Remembrance /Of The Men From This Church And Parish Who Laid Down Their Lives /In The Great War, 1914-1919./1914/[3 names]/1915/[27 names]/1916/[28 names]/1917/[40 names]/1918/[36 names]/1919/[2 names]/1920/[2 names]/Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Addison, Thomas
Almond, John
Alston, Walter
Anelay, John
Ashton, George
Aspin, John
Aspin, Thomas
Barcroft, Thomas E
Beardoe, William
Beckett, Clarence
See details for all 138 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 138
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 138
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, year of death
    Order of information: year of death THEN surname
Components
  • Chapel
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Screen
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Condition
Costs

Memorial: £800

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Blackburn Times 2 July 1921
  • Blackburn Weekly Telegraph 2 July 1921

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