Memorial details

Memorial type
Shrine
District
Blackburn
Town
Blackburn
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
The Bromsgrove Guild (Makers)
Cooper Bespoke Joinery of Blackburn (for the rebuild) (Makers)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 31 May 1921
    Attended by: Lieutenant Colonel T C Robinson DSO TD
  • Rededicated
    Date: 3 August 2014
    Attended by: Right Revd Julian Henderson- Bishop of Blackburn
  • Dedicated
    Date: 31 May 1921
    Attended by: Venerablr T R Sale MA, Archdeacon of Rochdale (formerly Vicar of Blackburn)
  • Show More (2)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
88260

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Current location

Blackburn Cathedral
Cathedral Close
Blackburn
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 5AA
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 68365 27989
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Ornate wooden shrine with cast bronze figures and bronze plaques.
Inscription
TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ IN REMEMBRANCE/ OF MEN OF THIS/ CONGREGATION/ WHO FOUGHT AND FELL/ FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ THIS MEMORIAL/ WAS ERECTED &/ THIS CHURCH WAS/ RESTORED/ THESE ALL DIED IN FAITH NOT HAVING RECEIVED/THE PROMISE BUT HAVING SEEN THEM AND GREETED THEM FROM AFAR/[ Names]/COMMEMORATING 100 YEARS WW1/1914-2014 Plaque 1-[names Ashton to Duerden] Plaque 2-[names Eastham to Leach] Plaque 3-[names Leaver to Wilson]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ashton, Frank W
Aspin, William
Bailey, Harold N
Baldwin, Thomas F
Battersby, William
Beal, Albert
Bell, Charles W
Billows, Frank C
Biltcliffe, John
Blackshaw, Charles
See details for all 72 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: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Bronze
Listing information
Condition
History
The memorial was recreated and dedicated in 2014. This originally stood in the original parish church but was removed and destroyed with only elements remaining including the plaques and figures. It had been dismantled in 1965 in the parish church and now stands back in its original location in a niche at the rear of the now Cathedral. This was remade by a local joinery company who recreated the memorial from some old images of it which were found in archives. The memorial plaques before this had been mounted on the wall in a transept of the cathedral and the figures kept in storage.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Blackburn Times 13 November 1920, 28 May 1921 and 4 June 1921
  • Lancashire Telegraph 18 July 2014
  • Blackburn Weekly Telegraph 11 November 1920, 5 May 1921, 4 June 1921

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