Rawcliffe Street Wesleyan Methodist Church WW1

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Undefined
Town: Blackpool
County: Lancashire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 72269

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Current location

Highfield Methodist Church
Scarsdale Avenue
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 2NP
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 31221 32420
Denomination: Methodist

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Previous locations

Private Dwelling
Kirkby Lonsdale
Cumbria
England

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
Rawcliffe Street Wesleyan Methodist Church
Rawcliffe Street
Blackpool
Blackpool
Lancashire
England

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Methodist
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Description

A Nowy shaped brass plate. Names and inscription is engraved on the surface. The plaque was in a poor state being found in a scrap-merchants skip. On restoration the inscription and names were filled with black wax.

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS/ CHURCH WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ (Names)/ "Greater love hath no man than this"

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Blezard, Thomas
Davies, Alan
Fothergill, R Cyril
Harrison, Frank Valentine
Lees, William H
Littlemore, Thomas
Noble, William Richard
Whalley, Norman
See details for all 8 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname

Components

Plaque
Measurements: height c750mm, width c350mm
Materials: Brass

Listing information

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Condition

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History

The memorial was refurbished in 2008

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

Highfield Methodist Church Council

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