Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Bury
Town
Radcliffe
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
64759

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Current location

Bridge Methodist Church
Milltown Street
Radcliffe
Bury
Greater Manchester
M26 1LJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 78720 06898
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
Stained glass window by Abbott & Co (Lancaster), possibly on display rather than functioning as a window.
Inscription
HE IS NOT HERE HE IS RISEN/IN HONOUR OF THE MEMBERS OF THE RADCLIFFE BRIDGE WESLEYAN CHURCH & SUNDAY SCHOOLS WHO SERVED/THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES & IN THANKFULNESS TO GOD FOR THOSE WHO WERE SPARED TO RETURN/"THEY COUNTED NOT THEIR LIVES DEAR UNTO THEMSELVES"
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
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
History
2000: window removed during building works at the Church, then reinstalled. 1990s: window restored to its original position. 1960s: the two WW1 windows were removed. One was sold to a church in North Wales, present location unknown. The other was relocated in an upstairs room of the church.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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