Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Tameside
Town
Gee Cross, Hyde
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
66746

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Current location

Hyde Chapel
Knott Lane
Gee Cross
Hyde
Tameside
Greater Manchester
SK14 5AZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 94844 93731
Denomination: Unitarian

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Description
A stained glass window of two lights depicting two saints with a trefoil above. The dedications are on tablets flanking the window.
Inscription
Left tablet: THIS WINDOW/ WAS ERECTED BY THE/ CONGREGATION/ AND SCHOOL OF/ HYDE CHAPEL/ IN HONOUR OF THOSE/ KNOWN TO THEM/ WHO SERVED IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ AND IN GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO FELL./ "TEACH US, GOOD LORD/ TO SERVE THEE/ AS THOU DESERVEST;/ TO GIVE AND NOT TO/ COUNT THE COST; TO FIGHT AND NOT TO/ HEED THE WOUNDS;/ TO TOIL AND NOT TO/ SEEK FOR REST;/ TO LABOUR AND NOT/ TO ASK FOR ANY/ REWARD, SAVE THAT/ OF KNOWING THAT WE/ DO THY WILL." Right tablet: THIS WINDOW/ WAS REDEDICATED BY/ THE FELLOWSHIP/ OF THIS HOUSE/ OF PRAYER,/ ALSO TO THOSE WHO/ FOLLOWED THEIR FATHERS/ BY SERVING IN THE/ 2nd WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ AND THAT WE MIGHT/ NEVER FORGET THOSE/ WHO DID NOT RETURN./ "TO SUFFER WOES/ WHICH HOPE THINKS/ INFINITE;/ TO FORGIVE WRONGS/ DARKER THAN DEATH/ OR NIGHT; TO DEFY POWER/ WHICH SEEMS OMNIPOTENT;/ TO LOVE AND BEAR;/ TO HOPE TILL HOPE/ CREATES/ FROM ITS OWN WRECK/ THE THING IT CONTEMPLATES."
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
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    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
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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