Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Calderdale
Town
Hebden Bridge
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 27th March 1921
    Attended by: Rev. S. Marriott & Rev. G.S. Cann & local dignitaries
  • Unveiled
    Date: 27th March 1921
    Attended by: Rev. S. Marriott & Rev. G.S. Cann & local dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2687

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Current location

Private Residence. In their 1995 work (see references) Hornshaw and Fowler stated that the then present owner
a Miss I Cunliffe
was a relative of Joseph and Samuel Cunliffe who are listed among the fallen.
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Private Residence
Old Lees Road
Hebden Bridge
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
HX7 8HW
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 99414 27880
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Pellon Wesleyan Methodist Church
    Halifax

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Methodist
  • Trinity Road Methodist Church
    Trinity Road
    Halifax

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Methodist
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Description
Nowy-headed brass plaque (originally in wooden frame, now lost). Incised black and red lettering. Cross topped by crown in red relief top centre.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN SACRED MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS/ CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM DURING THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ (Names)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aked, Arthur
Aked, John T
Bailey, Horace
Blakey, Frank
Capener, Willie H
Carter, Willie E
Crossley, Willie
Cunliffe, Joe
Cunliffe, Samuel
Dawtrey, John
See details for all 33 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 33
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 33
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 700mm, width 920mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
History
Ms Cunliffe's two uncles feature on this plaque, which she rescued from Pellon Methodist Church when it was proposed to be sold for scrap. None of the Halifax Methodist churches wanted.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Ms. Irene Cunliffe
Reference
  • Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 171
  • Halifax Weekly Guardian - 2nd April 1921

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