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    Memorial

    Clitheroe and District - WW1 Roll of Honour

    The Memorial Book

    Source: Copyright Keith Robinson

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    Current Location

    St Mary Magdalene Church, Clitheroe, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, BB7 2DD, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SD 74434 42078

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    © WMR-54654

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    Type of Memorial
    Roll of honour or book of remembrance
    WMR Reference Number
    54654
    Description
    Bound illuminated book of remembrance. Handwritten lettering and illustrations of the regimental badges head each section. Lettering in red and black ink. The title page has an elaborate border in red, green and blue ink. Displayed in a glass topped wooden case, fitted onto a display table.
    Inscription
    ROLL/ OF HONOUR/ of/ CLITHEROE/ Men who gave/ their lives in the/ GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ "Their name liveth for evermore" This Roll of Honour/ is the gift of/ Mytton Hall/ Whalley/ 1931 CARD IN CABINET: This Book of Remembrance contains the names of 257 men of Clitheroe and District who made the supreme sacrifice fighting for their country in the First World War, 1914-1918. (exact line spacing unknown)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    257
    Died
    257
    Information shown
    surname,rank,regiment,forename
    Order of names
    regiment,surname
    Maker(s)
    • Isabel Walton, Writer

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    1931

    Previous Location(s)

    • Town Hall, Church Street, Clitheroe, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, BB7, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SD 743 420

    Year of move

    2010

    Reason for move

    Displayed with a new roll of honour (in written and braille versions) commemorating those who died during and following the Second World War.

  • Clitheroe Library, Clitheroe, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England

    Year of move

    2003

    Reason for move

    Insufficient room in the library.

  • Custodian
    Blackburn Diocese

    Components

    Book

    Height: 450mm

    Width: 375mm



    Condition: Good


    Case

    Made from: Wood - Oak, Glass


    Condition: Good


    Table

    Made from: Wood - Oak


    Condition: Good


    • Clitheroe Advertiser and Times 02 October 2003