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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Pendle
Town
Nelson
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
51442

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Current location

ON THE OUTSIDE WALL OF THE BUILDING
MANHATTAN SHOWERS LTD MARSDEN MILL
Brunswick St
Nelson
Pendle
Lancashire
BB9 0LY
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 868 367
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
PLAIN RECTANGULAR GRANITE TABLET SET WITHIN A MOULDED RED GRANITE FRAME. CARVED INSCRIPTION IN BLACK PAINTED LETTERING.
Inscription
IN HONOUR AND PROUD REMEMBRANCE/ OF SIX EMPLOYEES OF/ TAYLOR RICHARDSON & CO. LTD/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE THAN THIS HATH NO MAN/ TO LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bates, George
Bradley, Frank
Cooper, Arthur
Ibbotson, Arthur
Mathew, Charles F
Wilkinson, Percy
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 6
    Died: 6
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: forename
    Order of information: forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Red
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
History
2002: SOME OF THE LETTERING IS HARD TO READ AS THE BLACK COLOURING HAS GONE.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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