Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Calderdale
Town
Barkisland
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 2nd May 1920
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Unveiled
    Date: 2nd May 1920
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2637

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Current location

Junction of Saddleworth Road and Scammonden Road
Barkisland
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
HX4 0AF
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 05421 19789
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Krumlin Methodist Church
    Scammonden Road
    Krumlin
    Calderdale
    West Yorkshire
    HX4 0AX
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SE 05656 18786
    Denomination: Methodist
  • Wall Nook Methodist Church
    Wall Nook
    Calderdale
    West Yorkshire
    HX4 0BA
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SE 06508 20998
    Denomination: Methodist
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Description
External grey and white marble tablets. incised lettering.
Inscription
(WW1): TO THE GLORY OF GOD / A GRATEFUL TRIBUTE TO THE GALLANT MEN FROM THIS SUNDAY SCHOOL AND INSTITUTE WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 / ALSO IN LOVING MEMORY OF / (Names) / THESE HONOURED SOLDIERS LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN WINNING THE VICTORY FOR INTERNATIONAL RIGHTEOUSNESS AND FREEDOM / DUTY NOBLY DONE ALSO OF WALTER COOPER IN THE 1939-1945 WAR.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ainley, Horace
Conway, George
Cooper, Walter
Eastwood, Albert
Fairbank, John
Fairbank, William
Hayes, Albert Henry
Hayes, Wilton
Longrottom, Harry
Nutton, Harry
See details for all 13 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Random
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablets
    Measurements: height 850mm, width 1220mm
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
History
Broken and abandoned (1992)
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 812 Halifax Weekly Guardian 2 May 1920 (pg 8); 14 May 1921 (pg 4) Former member of church. Oldest inhabitant of area.

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