Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Calderdale
Town
Greetland
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 5th September 1920
    Attended by: Rev. C. S. Richardson (former vicar)
  • Rededicated
    Date: 5th February 1950
    Attended by: Unknown
  • Unveiled
    Date: 5th September 1920
    Attended by: captain G. T. Ramsden M. P.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2832

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Current location

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St John's Church 9redundant)
Calder Street
Greetland
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
HX4 8EQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 09805 21244
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Two outer lights of the window with two dedicatory white marble tablets mounted onto grey marble backboards. Inscription in black lettering. Lights depict St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist.
Inscription
(Left hand tablet): TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AS A THANK-OFFERING FOR / A GREAT DELIVERANCE, / AND IN MEMORY OF / THOSE CONNECTED WITH THIS CHURCH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE / EUROPEAN WAR, 1914-1919, / THE TWO OUTER LIGHTS OF THIS / WINDOW, WITH THE TABLETS, / ARE DEDICATED. / SEPTEMBER 5TH 1920 (Right hand tablet): "BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH, / AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE" / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ambler, John Thomas
Briggs, Herbert
Crowther, Lewis
Foster, Edgar Frederick
Foster, Lawrence Richard
Fox, Henry Sutcliffe
Hanson, Harold
Hare, John Wilfred
Lumb, Maurice
Lumb, Selwyn
See details for all 17 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, middle name, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Grey
  • Tablets
    Measurements: height 1140mm, width 820mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
History
Stained glass protected by new secondary glazing.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Spring Ram International, Tenants of Samuel Rourke
Reference
  • Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 511

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