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    Memorial

    Middleton - WW1 and WW2

    Cenotaph

    Source: Copyright Glen

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    Current Location

    Within ground of churchyard, St. Leonard's Church, New Lane, Middleton, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, M24 6BW, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SD 87195 06304

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    © WMR-25854

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    Type of Memorial
    Cenotaph
    WMR Reference Number
    25854
    Description
    Small laurel wreath on each side face near the top.
    Inscription
    MCMXIV TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF MIDDLETON'S BRAVE SONS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM. "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS" MCMXXXIX MCMXLV
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)

    Components

    Cenotaph

    Height: 3048mm

    Width: 1219mm

    Depth: 762mm


    Made from: Stone - Darley Dale


    Condition: Good