Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Barnsley
Town
Barnsley
County
South Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
C Whitwell and Son, Barnsley
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 20 October 1921
    Attended by: Rev. A. Vickers of Ossett (late minister), Rev. W. Vaughan (superintendent minister), Rev. D. J. Dando, Mr. J. Cockcroft, Miss Fields.
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70244

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Current location

Mounted on the front of the pulpit
Buckley Methodist Church
Union Court
Barnsley
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S70 1JN
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 34799 05794
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
A brass coloured plaque set in a dark wood frame. A short dedication tops and tails a list of names. Text is 1930s style, art deco. A simple dot, dash, border surrounds the text.
Inscription
THIS TABLET IS ERECTED / IN MEMORY OF / (names) / OF THIS CHURCH WHO / MADE THE SUPREME / SACRIFICE DURING THE / GREAT WAR 1914-1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ardron, Harold
Armstrong, Arthur
Atkinson, Lawrance
Blackburn, Alwin
Briggs, Thomas
Dobson, Charles
Gomersall, Thomas
Haithwaite, Charles L
Haithwaite, Fred
Micklethwaite, Leonard
See details for all 15 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: First name, initial, Surname
    Order of information: First name, initial, Surname
Components
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: height c.450mm, width c.300mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Methodist Church
Reference
  • Barnsley Chronicle 22 October 1921, report on unveiling and dedication.

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