Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Calderdale
Town
Hebden Bridge
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 11th September 1920
    Attended by: P Sunderland - brothers of Fallen. Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Dedicated
    Date: 11th September 1920
    Attended by: Rev James Hodgson, MA, Minister of Hope Baptist Church, Hebdon Bridge. Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2854

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Current location

Inside in the Redundant Chapel
Wainsgate Baptist Church
Wainsgate Lane
Hebden Bridge
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
HX7 8SU
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 99822 28790
Denomination: Baptist

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Description
Rectangular Sicilian white marble (slab) tablet set within an alabaster frame. Whole is mounted on a grey/black slate backboard. Incised inscription in black painted lettering. Initial letters of the names of the 11 dead are painted red. There is a separate, framed collection of photographs of the 11 dead and a Roll of Honour that lists the 72 who served: the latter includes the dead and has italicised lettering within black and white, ornate border.
Inscription
(TABLET): TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ A GRATEFUL TRIBUTE/ TO THE MEN OF THIS CHURCH AND SCHOOL/ WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918./ AND IN/ EVER LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE FOLLOWING WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY/ (NAMES) (PHOTGRAPHS): (PHOTOS AND NAMES)/ WAINSGATE BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE ABOVE YOUNG MEN CONNECTED WITH THIS SUNDAY SCHOOL/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918 (ROLL OF HONOUR): WAINSGATE BAPTIST CHAPEL WADSWORTH/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ (NAMES IN 5 COLUMNS)/ PRO PATRIA
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Arnold, C
Arundel, F W
Ashworth, A
Ashworth, Ernest
Ashworth, J R
Ashworth, Lawrence
Ashworth, R
Ashworth, Reginald
Ashworth, Tom R
Ashworth, Vernon
See details for all 71 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 72
    Served and returned: 11
    Died: 61
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: forename, surname
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: height 900MM, width 810MM
    Materials: Alabaster
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Sicilian
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £ 66
Comments: £66 collected at unveiling cleared the cost.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • Wainsgate Baptist Church, www.wainsgate.co.uk/wainsgates-war-dead/, accessed on 4/11/22
  • Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 616
  • REF: Hebden Bridge Times, 03-SEP-1920, P7
  • REF: Hebden Bridge Times, 17-SEP-1920, P2
  • Halifax Weekly Guardian, 04-SEP-1920, P8

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