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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Oldham
Town
Shaw
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
44975

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Current location

Building sold privately but possible the window is now stored in the Sunday School at the premises.
St Paul's Church
Chapel Street
Shaw
Oldham
Greater Manchester
OL2 8AJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 93851 09092
Denomination: Methodist

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Previous locations
  • St Paul's Church
    Rochdale Road
    Shaw
    Oldham
    Greater Manchester
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Methodist
Description
STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH FIGURE DEPICTED IN IT ANGEL REPRESENTING THE DAWN OF PEACE AND THE TRIUMPH OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IS DEPICTED IN THE WINDOW ALONG WITH A KNIGHT
Inscription
ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD & IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE DEVOTION/ "EVEN UNTO DEATH" OF THE YOUNG MEN OF THIS CHURCH & SUNDAY SCHOOL/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM, TRUTH & JUSTICE/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918. THEIR NAMES ARE RECORDED HEREON/ (NAMES)/ GLORY TO GOD AND ON EARTH PEACE AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM SO THEY PASSED OVER & ALL THE TRUMPETS SOUNDED FOR THEM ON THE OTHER SIDE (EXACT POSITIONING OF INSCRIPTION IS UNKNOWN)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Buckley, George
Calder, Ernest
Fielding, James Arthur
Glenhill, Walter
Hartley, Bert
Hartley, William S
Mercer, Harold
Oliver, Arnold
Rhodes, Sam
Sellers, Joseph
See details for all 15 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
History
September 2024: Building sold privately but possible the window is now stored in the Sunday School at the premises.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Unknown
Responsibility
St Paul's Methodist Church

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