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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Composite
- District
- Rotherham
- Town
- Masbrough
- County
- South Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- LT COL J E KNIGHT (Architect)
MESSRS GEORGE SAUL AND SONS (Builder) - Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 19th June 1921
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Dedicated
Date: 19th June 1921
Attended by: Bishop of Sheffield - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 52868
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Current location
In the Lady Chapel
St Paul's Church
Kimberworth Road
Masbrough
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S61 1AH
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 41488 92888
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Chapel with three light stained glass window with figures representing sacrifice in it. A dedicatory tablet is placed nearby. Additional parts of the memorial take the form of a dossal, wing curtains, a cross in the lady chapel, alms dishes, an altar, gradine, frontal and linen, vases given in memory of five former choir men, an altar lectern and service rails, altar rails, credence tablet carpets, crocheted super frontal and fair linen cloth. WINDOW DEPICTS A CENTURION AT THE CROSS AND THE RISEN LORD AS BEING EXALTED
- Inscription
- IN REMEMBRANCE/ THIS WINDOW AND CHAPEL/ ARE DEDICATED IN EVER GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS CHURCH/ AND PARISH WHO IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919 GAVE UP THEIR OWN LIVES - / THAT WE MIGHT LIVE IN PEACE/ LET THEIR NAMES BE NEVER FORGOTTEN/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Abson, B
Adlington, E
Allott, F
Arundel, A
Ashton, J A
Asling, J A
Ball, C H
Barnett, W
Batley, J E
Bent, J W
See details for all 128 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 288
Served and returned: 144
Died: 144
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Window
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stained Glass - Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - First World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Window
- 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: £400 0S 0D
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public,other
- Reference
- ROTHERHAM AND DISTRICT WAR MEMORIALS by WESTWOOD,F AND FEATHERSTONE,A 209-211 Source: Image Library UKNIWM OFFICE Published:PRIVATE 2003
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