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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Macclesfield
Town
Over Peover
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1 January 1922
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
57749

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Current location

Over Peover is one of 3 scattered villages
the church is in a lane opposite The Dog Inn
not readily visible from the narrow lanes. Window is behind Pulpit.
OVER PEOVER METHODIST CHURCH
Cinder Lane
Over Peover
Macclesfield
Cheshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 730 780
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
Stained Glass Window shows the Crucifixion, the inscription being in the lower part.
Inscription
THIS WINDOW WAS ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF YOUNG MEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHURCH WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE DURING THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR 1914-1918/ (NAMES) EXACT LINE SPACING UNKNOWN
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: height c.2500m, width c.100mm
    Materials: Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Church Committee
Reference
  • A copy of the inscription is available in a booklet of "Monumental Inscriptions: Lower Peover U.M.C." in Knutsford Library Local History Section.

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