Memorial
St Peter's Church, Sowerby Bridge - WW1
Current Location
North aisle, St. Peter's Church, St. Peter's Avenue, Sowerby, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HX6 1HB, England
OS Grid Reference
SE 04300 23300
Denomination
Church of England
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 2860
- Description
- White marble tablet with inscription flanked by two columns which support, cornice and swan necked pediment. Inscription in black lettering. Whole is mounted onto a slate backboard. Wreath with garland below it in relief at the top centre of the tablet. Incised gilded cross above the inscription.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND HALLOWED MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF THIS DISTRICT WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES FOR KING, COUNTRY AND/ HONOUR IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ (names)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 56
- Died
- 56
- Information shown
- Rank,forename, surname
- Order of names
- Rank,surname
- Custodian
- Vicar and church wardens
Components
- Backboard
Height: 3000mm
Width: 1500mm
Made from: Slate
Condition: Good
- Tablet
Height: 1740mm
Width: 1040mm
Made from: Marble - White
Condition: Good
- Halifax Weekly Guardian, 28th May 1921 - p5 and p10
- Records of St. Peter's , Sowerby , at the records office at Wakefield.
- Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 702