Memorial details

Memorial type
Other structure
District
Wigan
Town
Ashton In Makerfield
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
86240

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Current location

On the wall on the right as you go into the tea-room of the chapel
Park Lane Unitarian Chapel
Wigan Road
Ashton In Makerfield
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN4 0BY
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 56870 01659
Denomination: Unitarian

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Description
An extension to the existing School rooms, with a marble tablet inscribed with the names of the fallen on an inside wall, with a framed interpretative sheet regarding this and the other Memorials in the Chapel on the wall nearby. The tablet is rectangular with a segmental top, the ends of which are terminated by rising corners in each of which a which a flower is carved. The lettering is incised, in black, with rubricated initial letters.
Inscription
In Memoriam/ Names
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bradshaw, William E
Brimelow, John
Darbyshire, William
Derbyshire, Seymour
Fletcher, Harry
Hughes, James E
Lomax, James
Melling, Henry
Murphy, William
Yarwood, William
See details for all 10 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Christian Name, Surname
    Order of information: Christian Name, Surname
Components
  • Room
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brick and other construction materials
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Chapel Trustees

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