Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Window
- District
- Sefton
- Town
- Southport
- County
- Merseyside
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 20960
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Current location
With a number of other imported memorials on the South wall of the church
St Philip and St Paul With Wesley Church
New Scarisbrick Road
Southport
Sefton
Merseyside
PR8 6QR
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 34390 16446
Denomination: Church of England
- Previous locations
- St Paul's Church
St. Paul's Street
Southport
Sefton
Merseyside
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 33258 16665
Denomination: Church of England
- St Paul's Church
- Description
- According to The Spires, Towers and Choirs of Southport by Joseph Pearce Pearce, (Pub. R Johnson, 1922), the War Memorial erected by the congregation after the Great War was a window in the South Transept, which cost £1000, with a brass underneath bearing the names of the 81 men killed. The window appears to have been lost when the church closed, although the brass survives. It is a polished, rectangular brass plaque with a Latin cross on a stepped base placed centrally above it. On the plaque itself there is a small, rubricated Latin cross at the centre, with the dates of the conflict to each side. Dedications appear above and below the names which are set within an incised rubricated border in five columns. The names are incised, and painted black, with initial letters rubricated. There is a small brass plaque beneath the memorial stating its origins.
- Inscription
- On the main plaque: 1914 1919/ To the Glory of God and in proud and affectionate memory of/ (Names)/ Not once or twice in our rough-island history/ the path of duty was the way to glory On the small plaque beneath:This memorial/ was originally at/ St Paul's Church of England
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Alty
Aspinall
Balderson
Ball
Bennett
Bentham
Blanchard
Blundell
Bond
Briggs
See details for all 81 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 81
Served and returned: 0
Died: 81
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, initials, surname
Order of information: Rank, initials, surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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