Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Pendle
Town
Nelson
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 04th October 1920
    Attended by: REV F E WALKER
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
10583

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Current location

Cross Street
Nelson
Pendle
Lancashire
BB9 7PU
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 85894 37952
Denomination: Wesleyan

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Description
Number of tablets set in to the exterior wall of what is now the Town Hall.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOUR OF OUR BRAVE AND GALLANT MEN/ WHO HAVE FALLEN IN THE/ 1914 GREAT WAR 1918/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ainsworth, Hubert
Benson, Walter
Boothman, William
Brown, Robert
Davey, Ephriam
Dearden, J T
Dole, Firth
Dyson, Joseph
Ellis, Harry
Furber, C H
See details for all 33 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 31
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 31
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 1210MM, width 1210MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £2000

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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