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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Clock or clock tower
- District
- Newcastle Under Lyme
- Town
- Silverdale
- County
- Staffordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 26th June 1949
Attended by: Bishop of Lichfield (Rev. Dr E. S. Woods) dedicated the clock before the Memorial Tablet / Roll of Honour was unveiled. - Dedicated
Date: 26th June 1949
Attended by: Bishop of Lichfield (Rev. Dr E. S. Woods) - WW2 Tablet / Roll of Honour - Unveiled
Date: 26th June 1949
Attended by: Lieutenant-General Sir Frank E. W. Simpson, K.B.E., D.S.O., G.O.C. in C. Western Command - Show More (2)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 26580
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Current location
ST LUKES CHURCH
Silverdale
Newcastle Under Lyme
Staffordshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 818 467
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- CHURCH CLOCK AND STONE PLAQUE WITH INSCRIPTION AND NAMES FIXED TO CHURCHYARD WALL
- Inscription
- 1939 - 1945 / THE CLOCK ON THE CHURCH TOWER WAS INSTALLED IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS VILLAGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES WHILE SERVING THEIR KING AND COUNTRY / IT IS THOU LORD ONLY THAT MAKEST ME DWELL IN SAFETY
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 36
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 36
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Memorial
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST LUKE
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Costs
Comments: Memorial cost more than £700
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Staffordshire Sentinel - Monday 27 June 1949 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000525/19490627/130/0005 Dedication of Silverdale's New War Memorial CHURCH CLOCK AND ROLL OF HONOUR THREE SERVICES REPRESENTED AT IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY
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