Memorial details

Memorial type
Clock or clock tower
District
Rossendale
Town
Helmshore
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 24 June 1922
    Attended by: MRS W J PORRITT
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
18698

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Current location

Memorial Gardens
Helmshore Road
Helmshore
Rossendale
Lancashire
BB4 4FE
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 78196 20854
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Stone Clock Tower with Bronze Plaque at low level on one side
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN GRATEFUL RECOLLECTION OF THEIR SERVICES AND SACRIFICE/ THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS OF HELMSHORE, EWOOD BRIDGE, IRWELL VALE,/ DEDICATE THIS MONUMENT TO THEIR HONOURED AND IMMORTAL MEMORY/ “GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS”/ 1914-1918/ (Names)/ 1939-1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abbott, Thomas
Adams, Joseph Robert
Appleton, Irvin
Ashworth, John William
Banks, James Arthur
Beggs, Thomas Schofield
Buck, Fred
Bury, John Richard
Catterall, Edward Garlick
Crossley, Arthur
See details for all 65 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 53
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 53
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Tower
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Helmshore War Memorial clock tower
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Rossendale Borough Council

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