Memorial

St Marys RC Church Chorley, WW1 & WW2

The side chapel, showing the Memorial on the corner wall between the windows

Source: Copyright David Long

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Current Location

The memorial is in the corner of a side chapel to the left of the High Altar, St Mary's Church, Mount Pleasant, Chorley, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 2SR, England

OS Grid Reference

SD 58235 17528

Denomination

Roman Catholic

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Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 54813
Description: Plaque inset into wooden panelling, on a corner wall of a side chapel. Cross before inscription. Gothic lettering. Names in two columns. Beneath is a smaller plaque listing the Second World War dead.
Inscription: UPPER PLAQUE: 1914-1918/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ (NAMES) LOWER PLAQUE: 1939-1945/ (NAMES)/ R.I.P

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 72
Died: 72
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of names: surname,forename

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 14
Died: 14
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of names: surname,forename

Conservation

Components

Plaque

Made from: Stainless Steel

Condition: Good

Memorial

Height: 750mm

Width: 340mm

Made from: Stainless Steel

Condition: Good