Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rossendale
Town
Haslingden
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
63017

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Current location

Methodist Church
Manchester Road
Haslingden
Rossendale
Lancashire
BB4 5SL
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 78660 37866
Denomination: Methodist

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Previous locations
  • Salem Methodist Church
    Regent Street
    Haslingden
    Rossendale
    Lancashire
    BB4 5HQ
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SD 785 234
    Denomination: Methodist
Description
Wooden board with three inset bronze plaques with the lettering in white. The names are on the outer plaques and the dedication centrally. The board is formed from the organ that was the original memorial: the organ was lost when Salem Church closed.
Inscription
Left Hand Plaque-1914-1918/[names] Centre Plaque-THIS MEMORIAL IS AFFIXED/ TO A PANEL TAKEN FROM/ THE MEMORIAL ORGAN OF/ THE SALEM METHODIST/ CHURCH HASLINGDEN Right Hand Plaque- 1914-1918/[names]/1939-1945/[name
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brown, Frank
Dobson, J W
Entwistle, W
Heys, Frank
Nuttall, James H
Taylor, G R
Whittaker, J W
Whittaker, W
Wood, John
See details for all 9 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Frame
    Measurements: height 400mm, width 800mm
    Materials: Wood
  • Organ or Organ part
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • www.rossendale-fhhs.org.uk/files/war_memorials/salem_methodist_memorial.html

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