Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Pulpit or pulpit part
- District
- Blackburn
- Town
- Mill Hill
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- R DUGDALE AND SONS (Manufacturer)
JESSIE ARCHER (Wood Carver) - Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 18 November 1920
Attended by: MAYORESS OF BLACKBURN- Mrs Cotton - Dedicated
Date: 18 November 1920
Attended by: Revd Henry George Sobey - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 51350
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Current location
St. George's Church
St. George's Avenue
Mill Hill
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 4DH
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 66762 26471
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Oak pulpit with dedicatory brass plaque affixed to nearby wall. Pulpit has ornate decorative carvings. Plaque features single line engraved red border. Lettering is engraved in black and red.
- Inscription
- ST GEORGE'S CHURCH/ MILL HILL/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ THIS PULPIT/ IS ERECTED IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE/ FALLEN OF THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (Names)/ REST IN PEACE
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Abbott, Fred
Abbott, George
Airey, William
Balshaw, Stephen
Booth, William
Chadwick, George
Coupe, James
Dodgson, Richard
Eccles, Fred
Eccleston, John
See details for all 39 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 39
Served and returned: 39
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename
Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 490mm, width 365mm
Materials: Brass - Pulpit
Measurements: height 1710mm
Materials: Wood - Oak
- 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
- Costs
Memorial: £200
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Blackburn Times 20 and 27 November 1920
- Blackburn Weekly Telegraph 20 November 1920
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