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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rochdale
Town
Rochdale
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
Boxer Rebellion (1900-1901)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
45050

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Previous locations
  • The fate of the memorial is currently unknown
    Textile Store- former Baptist Church
    West Street
    Rochdale
    Rochdale
    Greater Manchester
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SD 901 137
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Plain Rectangular Tablet with a rose in each corner.
Inscription
THE NOBLE ARMY OF MARTYRS PRAISE THEE/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ EMILY JESSIE PIGOTT/ A FAITHFUL SERVANT OF JESUS CHRIST/ AND A MEMBER OF THIS CHURCH/ WHO, WITH HER HUSBAND/ THOMAS WELLESLEY PIGOTT/ AND THEIR ONLY CHILD/ WILLIAM WELLESLEY PIGOTT/ SUFFERED MARTYRDOM IN THE CITY OF/ TAI YUAN FU, SHANSI, CHINA/ ON JULY 9TH 1900/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS/ OF THIS CHURCH AND CONGREGATION, WHO/ TESTIFY TO THE GRACE OF GOD/ IN HIS SERVANTS/ THEY COUNTED NOT THEIR LIVES DEAR UNTO THEMSELVES
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Piggot, William Wellesley
Pigott, Emily Jesssie
Pigott, Thomas Wellesley
See details for all 3 names
Commemorations
  • Boxer Rebellion (1900-1901)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, date of death, place of death, forenames, manner of death, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
History
THE CHURCH WAS SOLD TO THE TEXTILE COMPANY AND MOVED INTO A NEW SITE IN THE NEXT STREET. THE OLD BUILDING IS THREATENED BY DEMOLITION BUT THE CHURCH HAVE INDICATED THAT IF THIS HAPPENS, THE MEMORIAL WILL BE TRANSFERRED (MAY 2001). The 'new' church building was sold for use as a Community Centre and the Church now (2015) meets at Horse Carrs on Shawclough Road (OL12 6LG) and is now called “Open Door�.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public

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