Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Blackburn
Town
Hoddlesden, Darwen
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 13 November 1921
    Attended by: Revd Harry Ogle
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
80543

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Current location

Installed under a stained glass window
Pickup Bank Old Congregational Chapel
Long Hey Lane
Hoddlesden
Darwen
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB3 3QJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 72609 22827
Denomination: Congregational

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Previous locations
  • Pickup Bank Congregational New Chapel
    Johnson New Road
    Hoddlesden
    Blackburn
    Greater Manchester
    BB3
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Congregational
Description
A white marble classical style tablet with black inscription.
Inscription
1914 THE GREAT WAR 1919 / ERECTED / TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN BELOVED MEMORY OF THE / MEMBERS OF THIS CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL / WHO MADE THE SUPREMEME SACRIFICE / (Names) / "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" / IHS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bowker, Joseph
Cooper, Thomas
Crompton, John
Harwood, Arthur
Harwood, Edmund
Harwood, Frank
Harwood, Hubert
Heap, Christopher
Watson, John W
Wellington, H Townsend
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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