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Memorial details

Memorial type
Photograph
District
Calderdale
Town
Old Town
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Westermann of Hebdon Bridge (Photographer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 29th August 1920
    Attended by: Edward Ashworth and Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Dedicated
    Date: 11th September 1920
    Attended by: Rev James Hodgson M.A, Minister of Hope Baptist Church, Hebdon Bridge.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2855

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Current location

The memorial is housed inside a redundant chapel.
Wainsgate Baptist Church
Wainsgate Lane.
Old Town
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
HX7 8SU
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 99821 28790
Denomination: Baptist

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Description
Framed page with photographs of the men named on the plaque. Coloured inscription below the images. Wreath hanging from a branch at the top of the page. The photograph is decorated with a wreath and Forget - Me - Nots.
Inscription
(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.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ashworth, Ernest
Ashworth, Thomas R
Ashworth, Vernon
Ashworth, Willie
Horsfall, J Hervey
Redman, Ethelbert
Sowden, George
Sowden, James
Sunderland, Archibald
Sunderland, Clarence I
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: forename, surname
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: height 910MM, width 1140MM
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £ 66
Comments: The £ 66 was collected at the unveiling ceremony which cleared the cost.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Hebden Bridge Times, 03-SEP-1920, P7
  • Halifax Weekly Guardian, 04-SEP-1920
  • Hebden Bridge Times, 17-SEP-1920, P2

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