Southend Mill

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Blackburn
Town: Darwen
County: Lancashire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 78839

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Current location

Southend Mill
Dewhurst Street
Darwen
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB3 2EN
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 69994 20793
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Stone tablet with names and inscription in in relief in pointed tablet, the triangular top corners being filled with, at left, a relief depicting a bearded sailor on board ship looking through a telescope and, at right, a soldier in steel helmet firing from a trench. Similar to our reference 78806

Inscription

ROLL OF HONOUR / 1914 1919 / ERECTED / BY THE / EMPLOYERS AND WORKPEOPLE / TO HAND DOWN TO POSTERITY / THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO SERVED / IN THE / GREAT WAR OF THE NATIONS / 1914 / (Names) / 1915/ (Names) / 1916 (Names) / 1917 (Names) / 1918 (Names) / THESE HAVE MADE / THE / SUPREME SACRIFICE / (Names)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Ainsworth, F
Bailey, J
Blacoe, W
Briggs, R
Bunkin, T
Burroughs, S
Chambers, J K
Crook, E
Day, C
Day, T
See details for all 34 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 34
Served and returned: 27
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: By year, then alphabetically by surname

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone

Listing information

This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website

Condition

Southend Mill
WMO ID: 260634
Condition: Poor [last updated on 04-11-2018]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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