Shaw and Crompton Beacon

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 1995
Attended by:

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

44985

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Current location

Westway
Shaw
Oldham
Greater Manchester
OL2
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 930 080
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

TWO STEP BASE SURMOUNTED BY METAL POST AND REPRODUCTION OF A MEDIEVAL BEACON. DEDICATORY PLAQUE PLACED ON IT

Inscription

THE SHAW AND CROMPTON BEACON/ ERECTED BY THE PARISH COUNCIL IN 1995 TO/ COMMEMORATE THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF/ THE ENDING OF WORLD WAR TWO/ THIS PLAQUE WAS PRESENTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH LEGION/ SHAW AND CROMPTON P.C. O.M.B.C. ROYAL BRITISH LEGION

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Beacon
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Unknown

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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