Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Altar or altar part
- District
- Blackburn
- Town
- Darwen
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Thankful Village
- Ceremony
- Presented
Date: 18 May 1919
Attended by:
- Presented
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
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Current location
St Mary's Church
Roman Road
Darwen
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB3 3RS
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 72045 19857
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Carved oak altar
- Inscription
- [none]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - Thankful Village
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Altar
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Altar
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
Details: Paid for by the congregation as a peace thank offering and for the safe return of the men connected with the church - Reference
- Darwen Advertiser 24 May 1919
- Darwen News 24 May 1919
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