Memorial

Bethesda Methodist Church, Elland

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Current Location

Bethesda Methodist Church, Victoria Road, Elland, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HX5 0AW, England

SE 10623 20797

Methodist

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 2826
Description: Stylised Nowy-pedimented veined marble tablet with incised inscription in black painted lettering. Two columns flank the names and support the pediment. Laurel garland with monogram IHS above it carved in relief in the upper centre of the tablet. It forms one of a pair, the other (IWM 2827) bearing the names of 13 dead.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / & TO RECORD / WITH GRATITUDE / THE SERVICES OF/ ONE HUNDRED & ONE / PAST & PRESENT SCHOLARS/ OF OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL, / MEMBERS OF / THE ACTIVE FORCES / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1919 / SPARED FOR OTHER SERVICE. / UNVEILED OCT. 3RD 1920

Tablet

Height: 970mm

Width: 680mm

Made from: Marble - Red

Condition: Good

Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 505