Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Organ or organ part
District
Wigan
Town
Aspull
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Wordsworth & Sons
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 31/10/1920
    Attended by: Archdeacon of Liverpool, Rev. FC Wallis, Vicar
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
66749

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Current location

St Elizabeth of Hungary Church
Aspull
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN2 1PR
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 62021 07578
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Organ with associated brass dedication plaque, which has a double line inscribed border, and all lettering inscribed in black. The organ which was dedicated in 1920 was replaced in 1936, and by August 2018 that organ had been dismantled, lacking inner workings or pipes behind the facade.
Inscription
+/THIS ORGAN WAS ERECTED IN MEMORY OF / THE FALLEN AND AS A THANKOFFERING TO / ALMIGHTY GOD / FOR THE RESTORATION OF PEACE / AFTER THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 / LAUS DEO/ ALL SAINTSTIDE 1920
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
Components
  • Organ or Organ part
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: The target set was £843, but enough was raised to increase the number of stops on the organ.
Memorial: £900

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Wigan Observer, 29/09/1936 - report of the Dedication of a new organ - the previous one only having lasted 16 years.
  • Wigan Observer, 04/11/1920: Report of the Dedication of the organ, replacing a smaller one which had been in use for sixteen years.

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