St Thomas' Wigan Church And Schools WW1

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Maker

Jones and Willis of Liverpool (Makers)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 1st June 1919
Attended by: Bishop of Liverpool
Dedicated
Date: 1st June 1919
Attended by: Bishop of Liverpool
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Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

45435

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Current location

St. James With St. Thomas Church
Pool St
Poolstock
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN3 5EZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 57806 04537
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations

ST THOMAS CHURCH
Caroline St
Wigan
Wigan
Greater Manchester
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 580 050
Denomination: Undefined

Description

Five panel oak board, with the dedication in the central panel, which is an raised section, with a column of names in each of two side panels, the other names being in two columns in the shorter side panels to each side. Pilasters topped with roofed finials separate the three sections, which have tracery designs arching above the inscriptions, which are in Gothic script, painted in gold, with a fleur-de-lys above each inscription. The border top and bottom is castellated. TRACERY DESIGN CARVED AT THE TOP OF THE REREDOS

Inscription

CENTRE PANEL, CENTRE SECTION: IN/ MEMORIAM/ THIS MEMORIAL/ WAS ERECTED BY/ THOSE WHO DESIRE/ TO PERPETUATE THE/ MEMORY OF THE MEN/ CONNECTED WITH/ ST THOMAS'S CHURCH/ AND SCHOOLS/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR NATION,/ FREEDOM AND HONOUR/ IN THE GREAT/ EUROPEAN WAR LEFT AND RIGHT HAND PANELS, CENTRE SECTION: (NAMES) OUTER LEFT HAND PANEL: 1914/ (NAMES) OUTER RIGHT HAND PANEL: 1919/ (NAMES)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Ainscough, Joseph
Allen, James
Ashurst, Nicholas
Aspinall, Joseph
Atherton, Frank
Atherton, John
Atherton, John T
Atkinson, John
Bagnall, Thoma
Bainbridge, George H
See details for all 152 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 149
Served and returned: 0
Died: 149
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename

Components

Reredos
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Wigan Observer, 03/06/1919: Report of the unveiling of the memorial by the Bishop of Liverpool

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