Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Calderdale
Town
Todmorden
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2648

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Current location

N 53° 42.977 W 002° 05.840
IN GARDEN FORMED FROM FORMER CHAPEL GRAVEYARD
Burnley Rd
Todmorden
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
OL14 5AN
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 93670 24433
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
SQUARE-SET GRANITE PLINTH TOPPED BY PINNACLE. CARVED NAMES AND INSCRIPTION ON EACH OF THE FOUR SIDES OF PLINTH. FOUR-STEPPED STONE BASE. CARVED LAUREL WREATH ON ONE FACE OF PINNACLE.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING AND HONOURED MEMORY OF/ (Names)/ PATMOS MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ THEY DIED FOR US/ ALSO IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF/ (Names)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR 1939-1945/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Atkinson, Henry
Barker, William Y
Beavan, Denis
Butterworth, John
Clapham, Harold
Cockroft, John A
Constance, Willie G
Dawson, Willie
Farrar, Albert
Firth, John
See details for all 23 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: year died,forename
    Order of information: year died,forename
Components
  • Plinth
    Measurements: depth 480MM, height 2600MM, width 480MM
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 913

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