Memorial details

Memorial type
Panelling
District
Manchester
Town
Victoria Park
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
MR P A ROBSON (Architect)
George MacFarlane & Sons of Manchester (Makers)
Miss E Attwood (for the plaques) (Artist)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 13 May 1923
    Attended by: Lieutenant Colonel G B Hunt KC MP
  • Dedicated
    Date: 13 May 1923
    Attended by: The Dean of Manchester
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
66839

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Current location

St. John Chrysostom Church
Anson Road
Victoria Park
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M14 5SF
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 85591 95654
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Two panelled walls under a carved canopy containing the names on the west wall, and on each side are the symbols of St. Peter, an Alpha and Omega. On the south wall are five coloured pictures of saints. There is also an associated granite tablet outside the west door of the church 'in order that adequate indication of the Memorial might be made'.
Inscription
Tablet-A Memorial in Remembrance/of the Men of this Parish/who fell in the Great War/1914-19 is erected in the/Anson Chapel of this Church THE MEMORIAL ON THE SOUTH/ AND WEST WALLS IS DEDICATED/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR./ A FAITH TO HOLD, A LIFE TO GIVE./ 1939 -1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Axon, Robert
Belshaw, Hubert
Christmas, Raymond
Collier, S Frank
Collier, Sidney
Cosadinis, D G
Coxey, William H
Davison, Douglas
Day, Cyril
Dennler, Frederick
See details for all 90 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 72
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 72
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames
    Order of information: Surname.
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 18
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 18
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames
    Order of information: Surname.
Components
  • Panelling
    Measurements: height 2500mm, width 6000mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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