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    Memorial

    St Margaret's, High Bentham - WW1

    High and Low Bentham combined memorial

    Source: Copyright John Hendry

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    Current Location

    St John the Baptist Church, B6480 Wennington Rd, Low Bentham, Craven, North Yorkshire, LA2 7DD, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SD 64479 69268

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Names

    Names listed on this memorial

    • J Atkinson

    • C Bargh

    • S C Bartley

    • C Beck

    • E W Briscoe

    • W Carr

    • R Wilcock-Carr

    • E Clapham

    • C Clarke

    • R Clarke

    • L Dowbiggin

    • E C Eccles

    • T D Edmondson

    • J Hutchinson

    • J Jackson

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    29607
    Description
    Rectangular plaque inscribed in red and black with inlaid red cross at top. It was originally in a wooden frame, now lost since the relocation to High Bentham.
    Inscription
    TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ (33 NAMES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR JUSTICE/ AND RIGHT IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ THEY ARE IN PEACE
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    33
    Died
    33
    Information shown
    surname, initials
    Order of names
    surname
    Maker(s)
    • MESSRS G MAILE & SON LTD, Founder / Foundry

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    August 1920

    Local Clergy/Dignitaries

    Rededicated

    10 November 2018

    Previous Location(s)

    • St Margaret's Church, Station Road, High Bentham, Craven, North Yorkshire, LA2 7LL, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SD 66875 68868

    Denomination

    Church of England

    Year of move

    2018

    Reason for move

    Church closed in 2012, but it took several years for the redundancy to be confirmed, during which process the fixtures and fittings could not be moved

    Components

    Plaque

    Height: 750mm

    Width: 550mm


    Made from: Brass


    Condition: Good


    Frame

    Made from: Wood


    Condition: Lost