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Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Rood or rood loft
District
Calderdale
Town
Halifax
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 24th April 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
29412

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Current location

St Thomas The Apostle Church
Claremount Road
Halifax
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
HX3 6AW
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 09812 25841
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
ROOD BEAM WITH WOODEN CROSS AND WREATH MOUNTED ABOVE. NAMES CARVED DIRECTLY ON TO THE STONE OF THE CHANCEL ARCH
Inscription
(ON ROOD BEAM) 1914 TO THE/ UNCONQUERED/ 1919 (ON CHANCEL ARCH) 1914 - 1919/ IN/ MEMORIAM/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Armitage, J H
Barker, T
Brook, Arthur
Brown, L J
Cawthorn, H
Clough, A
Clough, Albert
Cockroft, J
Denville, Dennis
Dobson, H
See details for all 29 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 21
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 21
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: height 8000MM, width 300MM
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: height 1500MM, width 250MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST THOMAS
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, Published privately in 1995, their memorial 112

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