Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Calderdale
Town
Hebden Bridge
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
29386

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Current location

At corner of Hope Street and New Road (A646)
HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH
New Rd
Hebden Bridge
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
HX7 8EW
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 99281 27177
Denomination: Baptist

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Description
NOWY-HEADED BRASS PLAQUE MOUNTED ONTO A WOODEN BACKBOARD. INSCISED INSCRIPTION AND INCISED FOLIATE BORDER ON THE PLAQUE WITH WREATH INCISED IN THE TOP CENTRE
Inscription
1914 1918/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ (19 NAMES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ AND IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF 130 OTHERS WHO ALSO SERVED/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ ERECTED BY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THIS CHURCH
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ackroyd, James
Ashton, A
Ashton, Ernest
Ashton, H
Ashton, Rose
Ashworth, Charles
Ashworth, Herbert
Astin, William
Bailey, T
Barker, Walter C
See details for all 145 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, initials, decorations
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 550MM, width 1075MM
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
MINSTERS AND DEACONS
Reference
  • Calderdale War Dead, Hornshaw and Fowler, published privately in 1995, their memorial 606

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