Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Calderdale
- Town
- Brighouse
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 2nd October 1920
Attended by: Alderman E. Armitage - Dedicated
Date: 2nd October 1920
Attended by: Rev. J. Ninnis - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 2741
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Current location
Central Methodist Church
Commercial Street
Brighouse
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
HD6 1AY
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 14386 22910
Denomination: Methodist
- Previous locations
- Zion Methodist Church
Halifax Rd
Brighouse
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined - Park Methodist Church
Brighouse
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined - Show More (1)
- Zion Methodist Church
- Description
- Oak board with swag at top. Names carved in two columns with WW2 name added.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS CHURCH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR GOD AND FREEDOM/ (NAMES) AND THE LEAVES OF THE TREE WERE FOR THE/ HEALING OF THE NATIONS/ 1914 - 1919/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAME)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allen, H
Allen, J
Barber, H
Binns, J
Bower, L
Chipchase, Jack
Cocksedge, G
Collins, D
Collins, G H
Drake, W
See details for all 24 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 23
Served and returned: 0
Died: 23
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, Initials
Order of information: Surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, Surname
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height 1100mm, width 930mm
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Board
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- History
- In good condition but stored in dirty and inaccessible place (1992). Church has no intention to display memorial
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 404
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