Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Pillar / Column
- District
- Rossendale
- Town
- Rawtenstall
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 10552
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Current location
In churchyard fronting Bank St.
34
Unitarian Church
Bank Street
Rawtenstall
Rossendale
Lancashire
BB4 8DY
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 81241 22938
Denomination: Unitarian
- Description
- Free standing pillar with ornate cap set on a square plinth and base. The front face carries the dedication and names on the pillar and plinth. This is executed on raised lead lettering in an ornate font and topped by an engraved wreath.
- Inscription
- In Honoured Memory/ of the Men/ of this Church and/ Sunday School who/ fell in the Great War/ 1914-1918/ (names)/ "LET US SO LIVE THAT THEY/ MAY NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN".
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Atkinson, Richard
Halstead, James H
Mcdermott, Walter
Pinnington, James
Stansfield, James
Trickett, Fred
Twisse, Herbert
See details for all 7 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename, date of death
Order of information: Date of death
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Pillar
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Pillar
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
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