Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Chester
Town
Hoole
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Mr. P.H. Lawson (Architect)
Mr. Graham of Melrose (Wood Carver)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 31 May 1925
    Attended by: General Sir H.R.K. Butler, KCB.KCMG., Commander in Chief-in-Chief Western Command
  • Dedicated
    Date: 31 May 1925
    Attended by: Lord Bishop of Chester
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
9885

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Current location

On the North Wall
All Saints Church
Hoole Way/A56
Hoole
Chester
Cheshire
CH2 3NL
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 41739 67479
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular Oak board with centre triangular pediment with carving. Centre section is divided from sides with decorated columns. Centre contains dedicatory inscription with carved design above it; left and right hand sides contain names. Inscription in black lettering. See also our reference 84550 for the associated bell.
Inscription
TOP: 1914 1918 LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES: (NAMES) CENTRE: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / & IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE / OF THE MEN OF HOOLE & NEWTON / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / FOR THE CAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS & JUSTICE / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 / TO PERPETUATE THEIR MEMORY, / A BELL, SUITABLY INSCRIBED / HAS BEEN PLACED IN THE CHURCH TOWER / BY THE PARISHIONERS. / IN THE SIGHT OF THE UNWISE / THEY SEEMED TO DIED, YET IS / THEIR HOPE FULL OF IMMORTALITY
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baker, J W
Benyon, J
Boote, S H
Bowe, J E
Bradshaw, T
Burgall, E
Butler, H
Carline, T
Catley, R R
Davison, W M
See details for all 96 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 96
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 96
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £50

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference
  • The original plans are at Chester record office

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