Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Manchester
- Town
- Moss Side
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 13071
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Current location
In store
104
Private residence
Crondall Street
Moss Side
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M14 4TZ
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 84090 95232
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Christ Church Green End URC
Burnage La
Burnage
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M19 1LD
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 830 980
Denomination: United Reformed - Church of Christ Green End
Manchester
Manchester
Greater Manchester
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined - Bethesda Chapel
Great Western St
Moss Side
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M14
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined - Show More (2)
- Christ Church Green End URC
- Description
- Wooden board with painted names and a scroll pattern around the border. Triangular pediment with a carving motif.
- Inscription
- IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF/ MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH AND SCHOOL/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 / (Names)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS: THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ 1939 - 1945 / (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Alexander, Arthur
Backhouse, John
Cox, Frank
Davies, Harry
Davies, William
Dent, H Edgar
Hart, S Edward
Henderson, William
Johnson, Harry
Luke, Arthur E
See details for all 20 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 21
Served and returned: 0
Died: 21
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 1020mm, width 876mm
Materials: Wood
- 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
- Bethesda Chapel (Moss Side)
- WMO ID: 200920
- Condition: Good [last updated on 21-04-2015]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 2012: War Memorials Trust has been contacted as part of efforts to relocate memorial. Unknown: Memorial put in store in private residence. New location being sought. c1981: Church of Christ Green End joins URC. Memorial relocated with congregation to site of Christ Church Green End URC. 1972: Bethesda Chapel demolished. Memorial relocated to Church of Christ Green End.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- The elders and members of Christ Church Green End URC
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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