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Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Organ or organ part
District
Leeds
Town
Morley
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 14th June 1922
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Unveiled
    Date: 14th June 1922
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22174

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Current location

IN THE ASSEMBLY HALL
Morley Academy
Fountain Street
Morley
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS27 0PD
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 25959 27459
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
FRAMED AND GLAZED COPPER PLAQUE WHICH WAS FORMERLY ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF THE ORGAN CONSOLE. BATTLEFIELD SCENES ETCHED ONTO THE OUTER PARTS OF THE GLASS WITH A CLEAR OVAL SHAPE IN THE CENTRE TO ENABLE THE PLAQUE TO BE SEEN CLEARLY.
Inscription
PRO DEO REGE PATRIA/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Asquith, Ernest
Brentnall, Chas J
Carter, Eric
Clarke, William W
Gibson, James Mcl
Harrop, Tom
Higginbottom, N E V
Hirst, James W
Johnson, George A
Laing, Ernest E
See details for all 17 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 17
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death
    Order of information: year died,rank,regiment,forename,manner of death,place of death
Components
  • Organ or Organ part
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Copper
Listing information
Condition
History
1965: THE ORGAN WAS MOVED FROM THE ORIGINAL SCHOOL HALL ON THE FIRST FLOOR DURING EXTENSIONS TO THE SCHOOL AND THE BUILDING OF A NEW HALL. THE ORGAN ITSELF WAS ALTERED DURING THAT TIME DECEMBER 1996: THE ORGAN WAS DESTROYED IN A FIRE WHICH DESTROYED THE ASSEMBLY HALL. THE PLAQUE WAS IN PART SAVED AND IT WAS HOPED TO BE RESTORABLE.
Costs

Site: £1105

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
SCHOOL GOVERNORS

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