Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
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
2745

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Current location

In 1992 it was stored in a tower and not on display.
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
Carved oak board with wreath shelf.
Inscription
MEN FROM THIS CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL WHO/ SERVED THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE EUROPEAN WAR 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Addison, Bertie
Allen, Stanley V
Barraclough, Harry
Barwick, Edwin
Beevers, Edgar
Bell, James
Bell, James M
Betley, Bramwell
Betley, Harold
Betley, John H
See details for all 64 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 64
    Served and returned: 64
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, Forename, Decorations
    Order of information: Random
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height 1450mm, width 1560mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
History
In good condition but stored in dirty and inaccessible place (Hornshaw and Fowler, 1992). At that time the church had no intention to display the memorial.
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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