Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Calderdale
Town
Todmorden
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2721

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Current location

In porch
Shade Primary School
Knowlwood Road
Todmorden
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
OL14 7PD
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 93136 23250
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Varnished, Nowy headed and wall-mounted, oak board with two carved ionic columns on each side. Small panel within the header and a larger one below carries the commemoration, the names are on three bordered panels between: lettering is carved/raised.
Inscription
SHADE SCHOOL/ TODMORDEN/ 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)/ FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Akroyd, Benjamin
Allen, Walter
Barker, Ernest
Beech, Edmund B
Butterworth, Leonard
Calvert, Arthur
Clarke, Edward
Cockroft, John A
Cockroft, Willie
Crabtree, Fielden
See details for all 55 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 55
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 55
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height 790MM, width 1160MM
    Materials: Wood - Oak
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 929

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