Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Pulpit or pulpit part
District
Bolton
Town
Turton
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
42309

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Current location

St Anne's Church
High Street
Turton
Bolton
Greater Manchester
BL7 0EH
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 73453 15710
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Ornately carved marble pulpit supported by a central column surrounded by smaller pillar. Steps with brass hand rails on either side lead up to the pulpit. Two dedicatory brass plaques placed on the pillar at the side of the pulpit.
Inscription
WW1 PLAQUE: THIS PULPIT IS/ERECTED TO THE/GLORY OF GOD/AND IN GRATEFUL/MEMORY OF THE/FOLLOWING MEN/OF THIS PARISH/WHO FELL SERVING/THEIR KING AND/COUNTRY DURING/THE GREAT WAR/1914 - 1919/ "GREATER LOVE HATH/NO MAN THAN THIS/THAT A MAN LAY/DOWN HIS LIFE FOR/HIS FRIENDS"/ (NAMES)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH/FOR EVERMORE"/ ECCLESIASTICUS XLIV.14 WW2 PLAQUE: IN MEMORY OF/THE MEN OF THIS/PARISH & DISTRICT/WHO GAVE THEIR/LIVES IN THE 2ND/ WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ REMEMBER O LORD ALL/THOSE THE BRAVE AND THE/TRUE WHO HAVE DIED THE/DEATH OF HONOUR AND ARE/DEPARTED IN THE HOPE OF/RESURRECTION TO FREEDOM/AND JUSTICE. IN THAT PLACE/OF LIGHT. WHENCE SORROW/AND MOURNING ARE FAR/BANISHED. GIVE THEM REST/O LORD. THOU LOVER OF MEN.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ainsworth, Gerald
Baldwin, Harry
Baldwin, Robert
Barton, William E
Beckett, William
Booth, George R
Booth, Robert H
Bottoms, George
Cannon, James
Corden, Sydney
See details for all 79 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 60
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 60
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 20
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 20
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Pulpit
    Measurements: depth 2600MM, height 2600MM, width 1200MM
    Materials: Marble
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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