Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Bradford
Town
Shipley
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
28970

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Current location

Incorporated as a lecturn on top of the pulpit.
HALL ROYD METHODIST CHURCH
A650
Shipley
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD18 3ED
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 14609 37171
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
Plain oak board with carved insciption. The board has been incorporated in to the pulpit as a lectern. Roses are carved in relief at each corner.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THOSE FROM THIS CHURCH AND/ SUNDAY SCHOOL WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Booth, Harold
Booth, Herbert
Foster, Leonard
Holmes, Wilkinson
Rannsley, William
Spring, Burton
Walker, Joseph
See details for all 7 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 7
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: forename
    Order of information: forename
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height C 18IN, width C 2FT
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
History
C 1975: THE BOARD WAS MOVED FROM THE SUNDAY SCHOOL WHEN THE SCHOOL WAS RE-BUILT. IT WAS THEN INCORPRATED INTO THE PULPIT
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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