Spring Vale Methodist Church and Sunday School

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)

Maker

Messrs Redman Brothers (Makers)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 10 April 1921
Attended by: William Harwood
Dedicated
Date: 10 April 1921
Attended by: Revd James Grant
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Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

51321

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Current location

Spring Vale Methodist Church
Watery Lane
Darwen
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB3 2JE
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 70087 21032
Denomination: Methodist

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Description

White marble tablet with black inscription.

Inscription

1914 THE GREAT WAR 1918/ ERECTED/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN BELOVED MEMORY OF THE/ MEMBERS OF THIS CHURCH & SUNDAY SCHOOL/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MANT HAN THIS THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Aspden, George W S
Aspden, James
Aspden, William
Bennett, Percy
Cocker, Gladstone
Hacking, Andrew
Harwood, Frank
Harwood, Richard
Haslam, Lee
Holden, Briggs
See details for all 18 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 14
Served and returned: 0
Died: 14
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname

Components

First World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White
Second World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Darwen News 16 April 1921
Blackburn Weekly Telegraph 16 April 1921

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