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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rossendale
Town
Edenfield
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 05 December 1920
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Dedicated
    Date: 05 December 1920
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
18734

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Current location

Methodist Church
Rochdale Road
Edenfield
Rossendale
Lancashire
BL0 0JT
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 80095 19025
Denomination: Methodist

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Previous locations
  • Wesleyan Methodist Church
    Edenfield
    Rossendale
    Lancashire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Methodist
Description
Marble tablet on a polished slate backboard
Inscription
IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE FOLLOWING MEN FROM THIS/ CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL WHO MADE/ THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Farnell, James
Haworth, Fred
Haworth, George A
Hill, Thomas
Hoyle, Fred
Hoyle, Milton
Hoyle, William
Lord, Geoffrey
Lord, Harry
Lord, Herbert
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, date of death, forename
    Order of information: date of death
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Local booklet: 'History of Methodism in Edenfield' by Clement Hill, published 1928

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