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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Halton
Town
Widnes
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1920
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
52355

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Current location

ST PAULS CHURCH
Victoria Sqaure
Widnes
Halton
Cheshire
WA8
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 513 853
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
FIVE LIGHT STAUNED GLASS WINDOW BRASS TABLET WITH OAK SURRONDS CENTRE LIGHT DEPICTS A FIGURE OF ST PAUL TO THE LEFT ST BARNABAS AND ST SIAS AND TO THE RIGHT ST TIMOTHY AND ST LUKE EACH HAS A SCENE BELOW ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE CONNECTION BETWEEN HIM AND ST PAUL OVER THE FIGURES ARE LARGE CANOPIES WITH ANGELS HOLDING SCROLLS CONTAINING THE NAMES OF THE FIGURES
Inscription
THE EAST WINDOW IN THE CHANCEL OF THIS CHURCH/ WAS COMPLETED ON FEBUARY 1ST 1919 IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS CHURCH AND PARISH WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 AND WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abbott, John
Ashley, Percy William
Barber, William
Baskerville, William
Bibby, Joseph
Bill, Harry
Boast, John Samuel
Bradburne, Benjamin
Bratby, Walter
Bromilow, Thomas Nelson
See details for all 86 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 170
    Served and returned: 85
    Died: 85
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
CHURCH AUTHORITIES

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