WWI Memorial - St Helen - Churchtown, Lancashire
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N 53° 52.732 W 002° 47.407
30U E 513797 N 5970065
WWI memorial in St Helen's church, Churchtown.
Waymark Code: WM17D49
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/29/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
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WWI memorial in St Helen's church, Churchtown, consisting of a wooden structure containing a hammered metal memorial plate in the centre. It has an ornate craved canopy with scrollwork covering the top one third of the structure. The lettering on the panel is in relief.

The panel reads -
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF
THE FOLLOWING MEN
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
(NAMES)
"THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE"


Names on memorial -
William Bateson
Thomas Billington
Ralphg Crozier
Henry Grayston
Ernest Hall
Richard Parker
Henry Pearson
George Lawden Boys Stones
Private or Public Monument?: Other

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Not Known

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe

Website for this Monument: [Web Link]

Physical Address of Monument:
St Helen
Church Street
Churchtown, Lancashire England
PR3 0HT


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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed

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