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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Bolton
Town
Breightmet (bolton)
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
64197

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Current location

St James Church
Roscow Avenue
Breightmet (bolton)
Bolton
Greater Manchester
BL2 6HX
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 74087 09577
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Stone tracery window with two Norman arch lights. A scene of St George slaying the dragon is displayed in the left light and across the lower half of both lights. The figures of three named saints are in the upper half of the right light. The inscription is on a scroll in the lower half of the right light. The list of names is flanked by representations of cherubs and stretches across the lower half of both lights, below the depiction of the dragon. Attached to the wall below the window is a plaque bearing an inscription in white lettering and attached to a wooden backboard.
Inscription
Window: ST GEORGE/ ST NICHOLAS/ ST CYPRIAN/ NEVER IN THE/ FIELD OF HUMAN/ CONFLICT WAS SO/ MUCH OWED BY/ SO MANY TO SO/ FEW/ (Names)/ Plaque: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN PROUD MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO GAVE THEIR ALL IN THE/ SERVICE OF THEIR KING & COUNTRY
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 32
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 32
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone, Stained Glass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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