George Fox - Congleton, Cheshire, UK.
N 53° 09.762 W 002° 12.587
30U E 552831 N 5890661
A memorial plaque to George Fox located on the millennium bench on Lawton Road in Congleton.
Waymark Code: WM123BW
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/16/2020
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The millennium bench is located adjacent to the War Memorial on Lawton Street in Congleton.
The black millennium bench was placed in 2000 by Congleton Town Council.
There are a total of four plaques mounted on the back rest of the bench that record who donated it.
1. The plaque to commemorate George Fox who was in the Special Services Troop during World War 2 is situated on the back of the bench and is inscribed as follows:-
'DONATED BY MR B. FOX
IN MEMORY OF GEORGE FOX
SPECIAL SERVICES TROOP 1939 -1945
2000'
The three other plaques mounted on the bench read as follows;
2.'DONATED BY
VETERANS OF THE ROYAL NETHERLANDS
'PRINSES IRENE' BRIGADE
3.'DONATED BY'
ST.MARY'S EX-SERVICE ASSOCIATION
CONGLETON
2000'
4.'DONATED BY ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
CONGLETON BRANCH
2000'
"Congleton is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire. It lies on the banks of the River Dane, 21 miles (34 km) south of Manchester and to the west of the Macclesfield Canal.
Congleton became notorious in the 1620s when bear-baiting, as well as cockfighting, were popular sports. The town was unable to attract large crowds to its bear-baiting contests and lacked the money to pay for a new, more aggressive bear. The town used money it had saved to buy a Bible and it replenished the fund with the income from the increased number of spectators. It became legend that Congleton sold its Bible to pay for a new bear. The legend earned Congleton the nickname 'Beartown'." Source: (
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