Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Calderdale
Town
Brighouse
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1st August 1920
    Attended by: Alderman J.H. Turner
  • Dedicated
    Date: 1st August 1920
    Attended by: Rev. C.B. Lea
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2744

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Current location

Central Methodist Church
Parsonage Lane
Brighouse
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
HD6 1AY
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 14378 22910
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
Three light gothic window decorated as below. Depicts the Resurrection and the raising of Lazarus. In their 1995 work Hornshaw and Fowler (see references) mentioned a small plaque below the window that presumably carries the names.
Inscription
(WINDOW): I SAY UNTO THEE ARISE LAZARUS COME FORTH/ THEY SHALL LIVE FOREVER MORE/ THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF OUR MEN WHO/ GAVE THEIR ALL IN THE GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Atack, Frank
Cocker, John F
Denham, Eric M
Hirst, Norman
Hullah, Irvine
Kear, Frank
Kershaw, William
Naylor, Harold
Smith, Joe
Speight, George
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, Forename
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
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 407

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