Memorial Title
Furness Vale United Methodist Church Sunday School
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial tablet originally in the United Methodist Church, and now in the Church of St John, Furness Vale, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Church of St John Buxton Rd (A6) Furness Vale Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: SK23 7PX NGR: SK 00297 84006 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The memorial is wall-mounted inside the church porch. |
| Previous location: Private residence Station Rd Furness Vale Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: SK23 7QA NGR: SK 00909 83630 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: In storage. |
| Previous location: Furness Vale United Methodist Church Station Rd Furness Vale Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: SK23 7QA NGR: SK 00794 83547 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The memorial was wall-mounted inside the church. |
Type
| Overall type: Tablet. | Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: A mottled white marble tablet with a pedimented head and the representation of scrolls to each side. At the head is a victor's wreath over crossed pennons of St George, all incised in outline and infilled in black. The heading is incised in upright capital block lettering, the names are in four columns, incised in upright capital roman lettering, and the quotation at the foot is incised in sentence case roman letting, all infilled in black. The tablet is supported by two stone brackets. Glossary |
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Inscription
| PAST AND PRESENT SCHOLARS WHO ANSWERED THE CALL OF THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR, 1914-1919. |
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| ASHTON NOAH | ETCHELLS JACK | + LOMAS WALTER | STATHAM HARRY |
| ASHTON DAVID | EDGE SAMUEL | LOWE WILFRED | SHARPLEY JOE |
| BRADLEY HORACE | + EDGE HARRY | MIDDLETON GEORGE, N. | SHARPLEY MARCUS |
| BRADLEY ALFRED | FORD GEORGE, W. | MIDDLETON JOHN, P. | SOUTHERN JOHN, H. |
| BRADBURY ACTON | FORD FRANK | MIDDLETON SAMUEL, L. | SLEIGH PETER, M. |
| BRADBURY FRANK | FORD NORMAN | + MIDDLETON THOMAS | + SHIRT STANLEY |
| BRADBURY BENJAMIN | FORD FRED | MIDDLETON ANGELO | SHIRT DOUGLAS |
| BOWDEN WILLIAM | FORD THOMAS | + MYCOCK JAMES | SHEARD ARTHUR |
| BOWDEN JOHN | FLETCHER JOHN, M. | MILNES JOSEPH | SWINDELLS CHARLES, A. |
| BOWDEN FRED | FROGGATT ALBERT | MASSEY WILLIAM | TAYLOR ROBERT |
| BOWDEN JOSEPH | + GOUGH ARTHUR | MASSEY HARRY | TAYLOR ALBERT |
| BOWDEN JAMES | GOUGH HAROLD, S. | + NUTTAL JOHN, J. | + TAYLOR JAMES |
| BOWDEN JOHN, M. | GOUGH ERNEST, E. | NUTTALL ERNEST | TAYLOR JOSEPH |
| BEARD JAMES, A. | GOULD JOHN, W. | NUTTALL WILLIE | TAYLOR JOHN, J. |
| BEARD HARRY | GRACE WILLIAM | NUTTALL WILFRED | TAYLOR JACOB |
| + BERESFORD HENRY | HAMPSON JOHN | OAKLEY WILLIAM | TOWN JOSEPH |
| BURGESS WILLIAM | HEYWOOD HARRY | PEARSON PERCY | + WALKER THOMAS, H |
| BRIDGE TOM | HANDFORD FRED | PEARSON BERNARD | WATSON FRANK |
| COOK ARTHUR | + HILL ERNEST | PEARSON FRED | WILSON FRED |
| CHORLTON THOMAS | HALL LEE | PEARSON GEORGE | WOOD JOHN, P. |
| + CHORLTON ARTHUR | HALL ERNEST | PRESTWICH THOMAS | WOOD ROBERT |
| CHORLTON FRANK | JEPSON JOHN, J. | PASCALL ARTHUR | WILD ERNEST |
| COVERLEY JOHN | JEPSON ARTHUR, B. | RIDDICK DAVID, F. | WINFIELD HARRY |
| + COVERLEY WILLIAM | LEECH JAMES | ROWLEY HARRY | WRIGHT ELLIS |
| DALE JOHN | + LEECH ERNEST | ROBERTS WILLIAM | WRIGHT ALLEN |
| + DALE JAMES | LEECH SYDNEY | STATHAM GEORGE | |
| "Their names shall be held in everlasting remembrance." | |||
| Conflicts and people named: | |||
| Conflict | First World War (1914-1919) | Totals | |
| Action or event | Not stated | ||
| Number died | 15 | 15 | |
| Number served and returned | 88 | 88 | |
| Total names | 103 | 103 | |
Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Yeardsley cum Whaley Parish Council; Yeardsley cum Whaley Urban District Council; Cheshire County Council.
From WW2: Whaley Bridge Parish Council; Whaley Bridge Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Whaley Bridge Town Council, High Peak Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
2002: The Methodist Church was closed and the memorial was salvaged by local resident Mr Geoff Wild, who stored it in an outbuilding at his home.
2014: A faculty was obtained for the memorial to be remounted in the church of St John, the funding for which was supported by a grant from Whaley Bridge Town Council.
2014: The memorial was remounted in the porch of the Church of St John.
21st September, 2014: The memorial was unveiled.
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