Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Manchester
- Town
- Withington
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 18570
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Current location
IN THE BASEMENT
Withington Methodist Church
439 Wilmslow Road
Withington
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M20 4AN
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 84980 93121
Denomination: Methodist
- Previous locations
- WITHINGTON CHURCH SCHOOLROOM
Wilmslow Rd
Withington
Manchester
Greater Manchester
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 850 920
Denomination: Undefined
- WITHINGTON CHURCH SCHOOLROOM
- Description
- Wood board with ceramic mosaic design, with names in elaborate, gothic script. Three hand-painted coats of arms at the top.
- Inscription
- THIS TABLET IS ERECTED TO / HAND DOWN TO FUTURE GENERATIONS THE / NAMES OF THOSE WHO, FROM THIS CHURCH / AND SCHOOL, LEFT ALL TO SERVE / THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 / KILLED AND DIED (Names) / SERVED / (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 115
Served and returned: 88
Died: 27
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height 1500MM, width 450MM
Materials: Wood
- Board
- 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
- CHURCH AUTHORITIES
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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