St James Church Parish And Congregation

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Dedicated
Date: 25 March 1922
Attended by: UNKNOWN

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

64196

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Current location

Located at the side of the alter at the front of the church
St James Church
Roscow Avenue
Breightmet
Bolton
Greater Manchester
BL2 6HX
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 74090 09574
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Panel mounted on wall surmounted by a cornice and flanked by pilasters. The side borders are decorated with narrow ogee-headed blind lights and foliate capitals. At centre is an ogee arch flanked by trefoil arches and surmounted by blind tracery lights. The panel and the text of the inscription are painted in pale pink on a white background.

Inscription

TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM/ THE PARISH AND/ CONGREGATION/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 . 1919/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO/ MAN THAN THIS. THAT A/ MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS/ DEDICATED MARCH 25:1922

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Panelling
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Genuki www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Breightmet/StJames.shtml

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