Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Bolton
Town
Deane
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22961

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Current location

Museum store
Bolton Library and Museum Service Store
Washington Street
Deane
Bolton
Greater Manchester
BL3
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 680 070
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Emmanuel Church (redundant)
    Cannon Street
    Bolton
    Bolton
    Greater Manchester
    BL3 5LQ
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SD 707 083
    Denomination: Church of England
Description
Window (now lost) with three dedicatory boards below. Each board has a stepped moulding surround, the top part of which takes the form of a cinquefoil arch surmounted by two long-lobed trefoil carvings. Each board has black painted lettering except the phrase "To the Glory of God" on the central board, which is red. The exact description of the window is unknown.
Inscription
Left Panel: (Names) Central Panel: TO THE/ GLORY/ OF GOD/ AND IN EVER/ GRATEFUL/ REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE/ HEREIN-NAMED/ CONNECTED/ WITH THIS/ CHURCH/ AND PARISH/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY/ DURING THE/ GREAT EUROPEAN/ WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ THIS WINDOW WAS/ ERECTED BY PUBLIC/ SUBSCRIPTION/ AD 1920 Right Panel: (Names) Across bottom of all three panels: THEIR NAME LIVETH EVERMORE
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 132
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 132
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height 2060MM, width 400MM
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Glass
Listing information
Condition
History
Post-1990: Boards moved to museum store due to conversion of original building to residential accommodation. Fate of window unknown.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Bolton Library and Museum Services
Reference

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