Memorial

St Mary's, Prescot - WW1

The screen

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Current Location

St Mary the Virgin Church, Vicarage Place/ Church Street, Prescot, Knowsley, Merseyside, L34 3LA, England

OS Grid Reference

SJ 46518 92715

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Church Fabric / Fitting: Rood or rood loft
WMR Reference Number: 15217
Description: Slender, three arched oak rood screen, stained black with gilded detailing, carrying a potent fleury cross. A gilded Biblical text runs along the top. The dedications are carved in two sections, one on the lower section of each of the central columns. The names are incised on eight panels, four each side, set into the ends of the Choir pews behind the screen.
Inscription: Text across the top of the screen: "To the only wise God our Saviour. Be glory and majesty. Dominion and power. Both now and ever." On the left-hand pillar: This chancel screen/ is gratefully dedicated/ S. George's Day, 1921. On the right-hand pillar: In honoured memory of our/ gallant dead who fell in/ the Great War, 1914-1919. On the eight panels behind: (Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 175
Died: 175
Information shown: Initials, surname
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname

History

Maintenance History: Gilded in 1965. Stained black and gilded 1998.

Ceremonies

Dedicated

23/04/1921

Bishop of Liverpool

Conservation

Custodian: The Parochial Church Council

Components

Screen

Made from: Wood - Oak

Condition: Good

Plaques / Panels with names

Made from: Wood - Oak

Condition: Good

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St Mary's, Prescot - WW1

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St Mary's, Prescot - WW1

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

Denomination

Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Components

Further Information