Memorial

St James The Great Church, Hebden Bridge - WW1 Cross

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Current Location

St. James the Great Church, Church Lane, Hebden Bridge, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HX7 6DP, England

OS Grid Reference

SD 98440 27453

Denomination

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 2842
Description: Base surmounted by plinth, shaft and Celtic cross. Inscription in relief on the base of the shaft and inscription incised on the plinth. Flower holder placed in front of the cross.
Inscription: (Shaft, 6 o'clock face): TO THE/ GLORY/ OF GOD/ AND IN MEM/ ORY OF THOSE/ WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918 (Plinth, top): ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO THEM O LORD AND LIGHT LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON THEM (Plinth, sides): (Names)

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 52
Died: 52
Information shown: Surname, forename
Additional Information: These names include those on IWM 2841 and 29392

Sponsor Type: public

Ceremonies

Unveiled

1st May 1921

CLLR George Atack, Chairman of UDC

Dedicated

1st May 1921

Rev J A Smith MA, Vicar of Luddenden Foot

Custodian: Vicar and Churchwardens

Components

Cross

Height: 4300mm

Width: 1130mm

Depth: 920mm

Made from: Stone - Yorkshire

Condition: Good

Halifax Weekly Guardian - 7 May and 14 May 1921
Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 603
Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion, http://www.calderdalecompanion.co.uk/ph5648.html, accessed 9/11/22

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St James The Great Church, Hebden Bridge - WW1 Cross

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St James The Great Church, Hebden Bridge - WW1 Cross

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

Denomination

Names

Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Components

Further Information