Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Blackburn
- Town
- Blackburn
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 15 May 1920
Attended by: Canon Richardson, Vicar - Dedicated
Date: 15th May 1920
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 42235
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Current location
In the Bell Ringing Chamber
Blackburn Cathedral
Cathedral Close
Blackburn
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 5AA
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 68329 27986
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Marble Tablet. Those commemorated were from Accrington, Blackburn (Holy Trinity, Parish Church and St Michael's), Burnley, Church Kirk, Colne, Clitheroe, Hoddlesden, Rishton and Whalley
- Inscription
- THE LANCASHIRE ASSOCIATION OF CHANGE RINGERS/ ERECTED BY THE RINGERS OF THE BLACKBURN DISTRICT/ AS A TOKEN OF RESPECT TO THE MEMORY/ OF THE FOLLOWING RINGERS WHO LAID/ DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 19/ ALL BEING MEMBERS OF THE VARIOUS TOWERS/ IN THE BRANCH/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bailey, C
Bradley, F C
Bradley, R
Denhurst, J
Foulds, R
Gaskell, H
Gray, P
Greenwood, J
Leacy, W
Lomas, P
See details for all 19 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 19
Served and returned: 0
Died: 19
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, home tower
Order of information: home tower THEN surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble
- Tablet
- Listing information
- CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN
- 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
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Blackburn Times 22 May 1920
- Blackburn Weekly Telegraph 22 May 1920
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