Memorial

Salesbury

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Current Location

St Peter's Church, Junction of Lovley Hall lane and Ribchester Road, Salesbury, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, BB1 9HN, England

SD 68133 32873

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 3367
Description: Two brass plaques on wooden backboards, one for each World War. Black incised lettering. The inscription is contained within a red and gold border patterned with tendrils. In each corner is a quatrefoil. This pattern appears on both plaques.
Inscription: Upper Plaque: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ (Names)/ MEMBERS OF THIS PARISH/ WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED BY THEIR FELLOW PARISHIONERS/ WILLIAM EDDLESTON MA VICAR/ JOHN DICKINSON/ JOHN WILLIAM SINGLETON CHURCH WARDENS Lower Plaque: IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF/ THE PARISH OF SALESBURY AND ITS BORDERS WHO FELL IN ACTION,/ DIED OF WOUNDS, DISEASE, OR OTHER CAUSES IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-1919/ (Names)/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THEIR RELATIVES, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBOURS./ TRACEY W. WALKER B.A. VICAR/ THOMAS COUNSELL/ LAWRENCE WARD CHURCH WARDENS

Unveiled

10 October 1920

Maj. W. Birtwistle D.S.O.

Dedicated

10 October 1920

Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Plaque

Height: 740mm

Width: 970mm

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

Backboard

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good