Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fittings
District
Calderdale
Town
Todmorden
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2649

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Current location

St. Joseph's RC Church
Wellington Road
Todmorden
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
OL14 5HL
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 93688 24511
Denomination: Roman Catholic

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Description
Memorial oak reredos, tabernacle and altar. Painted reredos depicts seven worshipping figures, founders of the service order, kneeling with nimbus halos. Names are on lectern with forenames in Latin.
Inscription
PIE JESU DOMINE DONA EIS REQUIEM/ (Names)/ 1914-1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Callon, Gulielmus
Dolan, Dionysius
Grannan, Thomas
Hanley, Joseph
Kenny, Gulielmus
Kinsey
Lewis, Ernestus
Marshall, Ambrosius
Shepherd, Franciscus
Walls, Gulielmus
See details for all 10 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Altar
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Reredos
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Lectern
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
History
The memorial was completely reconstructed c 1992. The altar has been moved to a central position. The side panels of the reredos have been fixed onto the walls of the apse. In the centre is a reconstructed tabernacle. The rest of the carved wood, with the panel containing the names, has been incorporated in a new lectern.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 914

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