St Helens Road Methodist Church WW1 Memorial Board

383606349

Use this image under Non-Commercial licence

This image was created and shared by: Julie Lamara

You can embed or download low-resolution images free of charge for private and non-commercial use under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence.
By downloading or embedding any image, you agree to the terms and conditions of the IWM Non Commercial Licence, including your use of the attribution statement specified by IWM. For this item, that is:
© Julie Lamara (WMR-15887)

Download

Embed
HTML:

<a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/15887" target="_blank"> <img src="https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/25/969/mid_st_helens_ww1_wooden_memorial.jpg?action=e&cat" alt="St Helens Road Methodist Church WW1 Memorial Board"> </a> <span> St Helens Road Methodist Church WW1 Memorial Board <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright">© Julie Lamara (WMR-15887)</a> </span>

BBCode:

[url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/15887][img]https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/25/969/mid_st_helens_ww1_wooden_memorial.jpg?action=e&cat[/img][/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/15887]St Helens Road Methodist Church WW1 Memorial Board.[/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright]© Julie Lamara (WMR-15887)[/url]

Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Bolton
Town: Bolton
County: Greater Manchester
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 15887

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation

Current location

St Helens Road Methodist Church
St Helens Rd
Bolton
Bolton
Greater Manchester
BL3 3TP
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 69450 06813
Denomination: Methodist

View location on Google Maps

Description

Wall mounted wooden board. Names in relief. inscription in brass plaques above and below names.

Inscription

GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/ (NAMES)/ 1914-1919 1914-19 WAR MEMORIAL 1939-45 / THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED / TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF THE / YOUNG MEN CONNECTED / WITH THIS / CHURCH AND SCHOOL / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE / TWO WORLD WARS / 1914-19 1939-45 / AND IN APPRECIATION OF / THOSE 119 OTHERS / WHOSE NAMES ARE ON THE / ROLL OF HONOUR / IN THE SCHOOL. / (NAMES) / 'GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.'

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Crook, Harold
Davies, Allan
Davies, Arthur
Howcroft, Fred
Newell, Henry
Pasquill, Frank
Ramsay, David
Smith, James
Young, Albert
See details for all 9 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 9
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,forename,occupation
Order of information: surname

Components

Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

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

If you know the condition of this memorial, please help by adding details

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

For queries, please contact [email protected].