Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Macclesfield
- Town
- Macclesfield
- County
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Rededicated
Date: 11th November 1998
Attended by: UNKNOWN
- Rededicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 12981
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Current location
Silk Museum
Park Lane
Macclesfield
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 6TJ
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 91776 73270
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Christ Church
Bridge Street
Macclesfield
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 6PJ
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 91403 73528
Denomination: Church of England - Church Street West Methodist Chapel.
Beech Lane
Macclesfield
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 2DR
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 91646 74161
Denomination: Methodist - In store
Tytherington High School
Manchester Road
Macclesfield
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 2ER
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 91601 74708
Denomination: Undefined - Show More (2)
- Christ Church
- Description
- Rectangular plate on carved mount shaped with pinnacles on upper surface and carved oak leaves along sides.
- Inscription
- To the Glory of God/ and in loving memory of/ (Names)/ WHO AS MEMBERS OF THIS CHURCH AND SCHOOL, LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SERVICE OF HUMANITY, AND FOR THE DEFENCE OF LIBERTY/ 1914 - 1919/ "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Barber, James
Barnett, Albert
Bellfield, Harold
Brereton, Wilfred
Pedley, Tom
Rose, T Fred
Wellings, Tom
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: Rank, surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forename.
Order of information: date of death
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 650mm, width 950mm
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: height 770mm, width 1170mm
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Plaque
- 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 - Responsibility
- Macclesfield Museums Trust
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