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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Oldham
- Town
- Failsworth
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 43940
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Current location
Failsworth Methodist Church
Oldham Road
Failsworth
Oldham
Greater Manchester
M35 9BF
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 90080 02060
Denomination: Methodist
- Previous locations
- Culcheth Methodist Church
Droylsden Road
Newton Heath
Manchester
Greater Manchester
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 880 000
Denomination: Methodist
- Culcheth Methodist Church
- Description
- Two Brass Plaques- 1 for each conflict. The WW1 plaque is rectangular with a wreath inscribed at centre. The inscribed dedication is above the wreath (in black, except most leading letters which are in red), and the inscribed names (in three columns) are within the wreath. The WW2 plaque is rectangular and has decorative inscribed edges, with the dedication within the top border. The names are inscribed in 3 columns.
- Inscription
- WW1 Plaque-THIS TABLET/IS ERECTED IN GRATEFUL/MEMORY AND IN HONOUR OF/THE DEVOTION & SACRIFICE OF THOSE/OF THIS CHURCH & SUNDAY SCHOOL/WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES TO SERVE/GOD & HUMANITY IN THE GREAT WAR/[names] WW2 Plaque- 1939 1945/[names]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Barrow, W
Beswick, R
Blackwell, E
Bluck, W
Brown, H
Burrows, E
Chapman, J
Durscombe, G
Fishwick, J W
Hall, F
See details for all 41 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 32
Served and returned: 0
Died: 32
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- First World War memorial
Measurements: height 1200MM, width 500MM
Materials: Brass - Second World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- First World War memorial
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- History
- 1959: THE ORIGINAL CHURCH WAS DEMOLISHED AND A NEW ONE BUILT ON THE SAME SITE. MEMORIAL MOVED INTO NEW CHURCH
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- CHURCH COMMITTEE
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