Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Tameside
Town
Mottram In Longdendale
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Post-1945 war or conflict
Maker
JAMES POWELL (Makers)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
55983

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Current location

St Michael and All Angels Church
Church Brow
Mottram In Longdendale
Tameside
Greater Manchester
SK14 6JJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 99429 95295
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Three light stained glass window depicting St Oswald, St George and St Edwin. Flag of England at top centre above St George. Three Lions of England crest, depiction of St George slaying dragon and crest containing three golden wheat sheaves on blue background below figures of saints. Names and dedication are inscribed on stones beneath the window.
Inscription
Window-TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR AD 1914 - 1918/ Tablet- THESE LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY AND/ NOW BEHOLDING THE KING IN/ HIS BEAUTY ARE SATISFIED/ (Names)/1939/[names]/1945/[names]/ IN PROUD MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN/OF MOTTRAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVED AT THE CALL OF/THEIR COUNTRY IN THE YEARS SINCE 1945/WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Arnfield, Jack
Ashton, Louis
Ashworth, Hudson
Bailey, John
Beard, Frank
Beard, Harold
Beaver, Alfred
Birtwistle, Archibald
Broadbent, Albert
Chatterton, Clarence
See details for all 70 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 58
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 58
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Post-1945 war or conflict
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
St Michael and All Angels Church Authorities.
Reference
  • Local Publication/Booklet 1/1985 'A Brief Guide to the Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels, Mottram-In-Longdendale', by J.R Price.
  • Local Publication/Booklet 11/2001 'Mottram Parish Church', published by Mottram Parish Church.

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