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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Bolton
Town
Horwich
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: October 1919
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
43771

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Current location

CHURCH IS JOINT UNITED REFORM AND CE
LEE LANE CHURCH
Lee La
Horwich
Bolton
Greater Manchester
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 630 110
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
STONE TABLET MOUNTED ONTO A SLATE BACKBOARD. DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION IN THE CENTRE FLANKED BY TWO ALABASTER COLUMNS AND AN ARCH ABOVE
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN APPRECIATION OF THE SERVICES AND SACRIFICES/ RENDERED DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ BY THE YOUNG MEN OF THIS CHURCH, SUNDAY SCHOOL AND P. S. A./ BROTHERHOOD, WITH DEVOUT THANKFULNESS FOR THE MERCIFUL/ PROVIDENCE OF GOD THROUGHOUT. THIS TABLET IS ERECTED/ BY A GRATEFUL CONGREGATION, OCTOBER 1919./ "GOD AND YOUR ARMS BE PRAISED, VICTORIOUS FRIENDS: THE DAY IS OURS"
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Column
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Alabaster
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 80MM, height 900MM, width 1300MM
    Materials: Slate
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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