Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Wigan
- Town
- Westleigh
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 24/07/1920
Attended by: WH Hewlett, Managing Director, Rev. T Billington, Joseph Parkinson JP
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 45421
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Current location
In the Porch
St Pauls Church
West Leigh La
Westleigh
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN7 5NN
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 65123 02166
Denomination: Church of England
- Previous locations
- Priestner's Pit
Westleigh
Wigan
Greater Manchester
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- Priestner's Pit
- Description
- Bronze plaque with a raised oak leaf and acorn pattern border. A Tudor rose lies each side of the title scroll above the raised inscription. The Wigan Coal and Iron Company had Plaques of similar design installed at their 19 pits and works. Additonal plaque below WMR 78496 also refers.
- Inscription
- In Memoriam/ The Names here Recorded are of/ Those Men who Worked Here/ and Who Gave Their Lives for/ Their Country in the Great War/ August 1914 to November 1918/ as well as the Names of Those/ who Obtained Military Distinctions/ in the War 1. Priestners Pit/ Killed/ (Names)/ Honours/ (Name) / 2. Priestners Pit/ Killed/ (Names)/ Honours/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Alty, Lewis
Anderton, E
Atherton, J
Atkinson, E
Barker, Elias
Blear, S
Bowker, J
Burke, James
Carroll, J
Clarke, W
See details for all 47 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 47
Served and returned: 6
Died: 41
Exact count: no
Information shown: Forename or Initials, Surname, Honours
Order of information: Forename or Initials, Surname, Honours
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 1050MM, width 750MM
Materials: Brass
- Plaque
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Corporate
Details: Wigan Coal and Iron Company Ltd. - Responsibility
- The Parochial Church Council
- Reference
- Report of the unveiling of the Westhoughton plaques by Company Officials, local Clergy, and local Councillors in the Wigan Observer for 29th July 1920
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